The early evolutionary history of planktonic foraminifera
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The early evolutionary history of planktonic foraminifera
（British Micropalaeontological Society Publication Series）
Chapman & Hall, 1997
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and Acknowledgements This book attempts to describe the earliest known Academy of Sciences). Without their assistance in planktonic foraminifera, of the Jurassic, and to particular, our understanding of the early planktonic portray their evolution into the widespread and foraminifera would have been much the poorer. holoplanktonic taxa of the Early Cretaceous. Much of the SEM photography has been specially prepared for the book by two of the In doing this we estimate we have dealt with over 135 species, belonging to 26 genera. It has authors (M. K. B-F. and J. E. W. ) on the University been our policy to illustrate, with SEM imagery College, London (Zeiss DSM 940) and The Natural History Museum's (Hitachi S 2500) whenever possible, holotypes or other primary types, topotypes and other reliable specimens. To instruments, respectively. Many more illustrations this end, we have been generously helped by many have been digitized from the original negatives micropalaeontologists and other technical workers, held in both those institutions from earlier publi- without whose assistance the book could not have cations of the authors and our collaborators been prepared.
The systematic taxonomy is our (notably Drs Damini Desai, Phil Copestake, responsibility, however, and we must be blamed Marigold White, Mike Simmons and Tatiana for any errors which may have occurred. Gorbachik), over the last decade.
Table of Contents
- List of Contributors. Preface and Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction
- M.K. BouDagher-Fadel, et al. 2.The Jurassic Favusellacea, the Earliest Globigerinina
- M.D. Simmons, et al. 3. The Early Cretaceous Families
- M.K. BouDagher-Fadel, et al. 4. The Favusellidae-the Cretaceous Acme of the Favusellacea
- M.K. BouDagher-Fadel, et al. 5. The Practical Taxonomy of the Praehedbergellidae
- M.K. BouDagher-Fadel, et al. 6. The Earliest Praehedbergellidae-Gorbachikella
- M.K. BouDagher-Fadel et al. 7. The Flowering of the Praehedbergellidae: Praehedbergella
- M.K. BouDagher-Fadel, et al. 8. Blefuscuiana, The Longest Ranging and Most Diverse of the Praehedbergellidae
- M.K. BouDagher-Fadel, et al. 9. The Praehedbergellidae with Elongate Chambers-Lilliputianella, Lilliputianelloides gen.nov. and Wondersella.
- M.K. BouDagher-Fadel, et al. 10. The Planispiral Schackoinidae (Blowiella, Claviblowiella gen.nov., Globigerinelloides, Leupoldina and Schackoina
- M.K. BouDagher-Fadel, et al. 11. The Evolution of the Hedbergellidae
- M.K. BouDagher-Fadel, et al. 12. The Evolution of the Planomalinidae
- M.K. BouDagher-Fadel, et al. 13. Aspects of the Probable Physiology and Ecology of the Praehedbergellidae, Aided by Studies of Living Globigerinaccea
- M.K. BouDagher-Fadel, et al. Appendix. References.
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