Order Foraminifera (Noun)
Meaning
Foraminifers.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The foraminifera fossil records are crucial in reconstructing the history of the Earth's oceans and climate.
- Foraminifers belong to the phylum Retaria, superclass Rhizaria, and class Foraminifera, which is often treated as an order Foraminifera.
- The class Foraminifera, also known as the order Foraminifera, consists of amoeboid protists that have shells made of calcium carbonate.
- The shells of foraminifers, members of the order Foraminifera, are found in sedimentary rocks of all ages and have been extensively used in stratigraphy.
- Micropaleontologists study the complex structures of the shells produced by members of the order Foraminifera to learn more about the evolution of life on Earth.