Globorotalia

{{Short description|Genus of foraminifers}}

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|image = Globorotalia menardii hg.jpg

|image_caption =Globorotalia menardii

|taxon = Globorotalia

|authority = Cushman, 1927

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Globorotalia is a genus of foraminifers belonging to the family Globorotaliidae.{{cite web |title=Globorotalia Cushman, 1927 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/7649046 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=en}}

It is a single-celled animal large enough to be seen with a naked eye and is found in the fossil record back to the Paleocene. It is deep-dwelling planktonic foraminifers that inhabit the top few hundred meters of the ocean and constitute potential recorders of thermocline conditions.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

Species

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Category:Foraminifera