Biostratigraphic and geological significance of planktonic foraminifera
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Biostratigraphic and geological significance of planktonic foraminifera
（Developments in palaeontology and stratigraphy, 22）
Elsevier, 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-275) and index
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Description
Foraminifera are free-living protozoa that grow an elaborate, solid calcite skeleton. Their well-marked evolutionary record makes them of outstanding value in zonal stratigraphy. The role of fossil planktonic foraminifera as markers for biostratigraphical zonation and correlation underpins most drilling of marine sedimentary sequences and is key to hydrocarbon exploration. Biostratigraphic and Geological Significance of Planktonic Foraminifera presents a comprehensive analysis of existing data on fossil planktonic foraminifera genera and their phylogenetic evolution in time and space. In addition, the book contains new, unpublished data on carbonate thin sections with identified fossil planktonic foraminifera from the Far East to offshore Brazil and South Africa.
Table of Contents
Ch. 1: Introduction Ch. 2: Living Planktonic Foraminifera Ch. 3: The Mesozoic Planktonic Foraminifera: the Jurassic Ch. 4: The Mesozoic Planktonic Foraminifera: the Cretaceous Ch. 5: The Cenozoic Planktonic Foraminifera: the Palaeogene Ch. 6: The Cenozoic Planktonic Foraminifera: the Neogene
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