Foraminifera

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Foraminifera

• Veronica Raya
• Baleigh Hill
• Period 1-3

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Who discovered Foraminifera?

• Foraminifera was discovered by A. DOrbigny in
  1826.
• It was discovered on deep ocean floors in the
  Precambrian times.

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Disease caused by Foraminifera

• Amoebiasis and other infections are caused by
  Foraminifera.
• Amoebiasis can give people painful ulcers in
  their intestines.

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Cures for diseases caused by Foraminifera

• To prevent and stop getting diseases from
  Foraminifera you can..
• Thoroughly cook all raw foods.
• Thoroughly wash raw vegetables and fruits before
  eating.

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Case History

• Foraminiferas first mention was in Herodotus
  (fifth century B.C.) who discovered that the
  limestone of the Egyptian pyramids contained the
  large benthic foraminifer Nummulites.
  Foraminifera was recognized as protozoa in 1835
  by Dujardin and shortly afterwards DOrbingy
  produced the first classification. The 1872 HMS
  Challenger cruiser found so many samples that
  scientists continued to work on the material well
  into the 1880s. Work on foraminifera continued
  into the twentieth century and is still
  developing today.

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Citations

• http//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?titleForamini
  feraoldid289292562
• http//www.ucl.ac.uk/GeolSci/micropal/foram.html