The Paleogene of the Podhale Basin (Polish Inner Carpathians) - micropaleontological perspective

Recent investigations of the calcareous nannoplankton, small foraminif era and dinoflagellata has thrown additional light on the age and environment of deposition of the Paleogene deposits of the Podhale Basin. Large and small foraminifera indicate for the Nummulite Eocene Bartonian-early Priabonian age and accumulation in different ernvironments of the shallow carbonate platform. Planktic foraminifera from the uppermost slope grey marls indicate P15-PI6 zone while calcareous nannoplankton data are inconsistent indicating NP16-NP17 or 19/20 coccolith zones. The turbidite deposits of the Podhale flysch accumulated predominately during the Oligocene.