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 unifies
existing biostratigraphic schemes and provides an improved correlation
reflecting regional biogeographies. It presents a comprehensive analysis of
existing data on fossil planktonic foraminifera genera and their phylogenetic
evolution in time and space. Coverage includes presentation and discussion
of rarely studied thin sections of planktonic foraminifera, allowing for
new developments in dating planktonic foraminifera in carbonates and
expanding their usefulness in hydrocarbon exploration.
Author(s): Marcelle BouDagher-Fadel
Edition: 2nd Revised
Publisher: UCL Press
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 306
Tags: Fossils;Animals;Biological Sciences;Paleontology;Paleobiology;Paleozoology;Earth Sciences;Sedimentary;Geology
Acknowledgments v
1 An introduction to planktonic foraminifera 1
2 The biological and molecular characteristics of living planktonic foraminifera 29
3 The Mesozoic planktonic foraminifera: The Late Triassic–Jurassic 39
4 The Mesozoic planktonic foraminifera: The Cretaceous 61
5 The Cenozoic planktonic foraminifera: The Paleogene 141
6 The Cenozoic planktonic foraminifera: The Neogene 203
References 271
Subject Index 288
