Barrick, R., Beverage, A., Patterson, R.T. and Schubert, J., 1989, Reexamination of the benthic foraminiferal fauna from a Late Pleistocene marine terrace deposit near Goleta, California: Journal of Paleontology: 63: 261-267.
A benthic foraminiferal fauna of 39 species was quantitatively examined from a late Pleistocene marine terrace deposit near Goleta, California. This foraminiferal fauna, dominated by Cribroelphidium microgranulosum, Buccella tenerrima, Bulirninella elegantissima, and Cribroelphidium tumidurn, is presently most common in cool, shallow (less than 12 m, but usually 0-5 m) subtidal environments north of Point Conception, California. This indicates slightly cooler water temperatures during the time of deposition than found near Goleta today, and agrees closely with the results of a previous paleoenvironmental interpretation of the section based on molluscan fossils.