Part 6: Stratigraphic & Geographic Distribution

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Q: What are the major fusulinid faunal zones?

A: Millerella, Profusulinella, Fusulinella, Beedeina, Triticites (Pennsylvanian); Schwagerina-Pseudoschwagerina, Parafusulina-Neoschwagerina, Polydiexodina-Yabeina, Palaeofusulina (Permian)

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Q: How were fusulinids distributed globally?

A: Two main realms: Tethyan (tropical seaway) and Uralian-Franklinian-Cordilleran (cooler waters)

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Q: Where are exotic faunas found?

A: Terranes accreted to North America (e.g., Cache Creek, Baker) and Asia, originally from Panthalassa

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Q: When did fusulinids go extinct?

A: At the end of the Permian, though they declined in phases (large forms gone by Guadalupian; small forms persisted to Lopingian in Asia)