TY - JOUR TI - Biostratigraphical observations in Pliocene deposits of Heraklion Province, Crete. Skythia section AU - Dermitzakis, M.D. AU - Triantaphyllou, M.V. JO - Geologie Mediterraneenne PY - 1997 VL - 24 TODO - 1-2 SP - 15-26 PB - UNIVERSITE DE PROVENCE SN - null TODO - 10.3406/geolm.1997.1596 TODO - biostratigraphy; nannofossil; Pliocene, Greece, Foraminifera; Mollusca TODO - Calcareous nannofossils, planktonic foraminifera and mollusc associations have been studied in order to define the biostratigraphical and chronostratigraphical position of a sequence of marly and diatomaceous Neogene sediments (Skythia section, Heraklion province, central Crete). The integrated analysis indicates a Pliocene (Lower Piacenzian) age. Additional paleoecological observations certify the presence of a rather shallow warm-temperate depositional environment. ER -