Foraminifera are tiny single-celled organisms, either floating in the ocean surface or living on the seabed (Getty Images) Your support helps us to tell the story. Read more. Support Now.

Starsand Foraminifera from the Great Barrier Reef (Australia): Researchers from the University of Bonn found out that such tiny foraminifera in the oceans can save islands.

Foraminifera can have one or many nuclei and can reproduce asexually or sexually. The majority of foraminifera live on or within the seafloor sediment while a smaller number float in the water’s ...

Folded chart "Rangechart of selected Cenozoic cosmopolitan deep-water benthic Foraminifera" in pocket. Includes index. Date 1986 Cenozoic Call number QE772 .V35 1986Z QE772.V35 1986Z Type Books ...

Dr Thomas Ezard from Southampton University is undertaking an extensive study of microscopic aquatic fossils to help clear up mysteries about how we evolved.