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Micropaleontology: Principles and Applications
Pratul Kumar Saraswati
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Description for Micropaleontology: Principles and Applications
Hardback. Editor(s): Srinivasan, M. S. Num Pages: 190 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 75 colour illustrations, 14 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This book will help readers learn the basic skills needed to study microfossils especially those without a formal background in paleontology. It details key principles, explains how to identify different groups of microfossils, and provides insight into their potential applications in solving geologic problems. Basic principles are addressed with examples that explore the strengths and limitations of microfossils and their geological records. This overview provides an understanding of taphonomy and quality of the fossil records, biomineralization and biogeochemistry, taxonomy, concepts of species, and basic concepts of ecology. Readers learn about the major groups of microfossils, including their morphology, ecology, and ... Read more
This book will help readers learn the basic skills needed to study microfossils especially those without a formal background in paleontology. It details key principles, explains how to identify different groups of microfossils, and provides insight into their potential applications in solving geologic problems. Basic principles are addressed with examples that explore the strengths and limitations of microfossils and their geological records. This overview provides an understanding of taphonomy and quality of the fossil records, biomineralization and biogeochemistry, taxonomy, concepts of species, and basic concepts of ecology. Readers learn about the major groups of microfossils, including their morphology, ecology, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319145730
SKU
V9783319145730
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Pratul Kumar Saraswati
Pratul Kumar Saraswati is a Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He has been teaching micropaleontology, paleontology and petroleum geosciences related courses for the past 25 years. As a biostratigrapher in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation he was also involved in hydrocarbon exploration in India. M. S. Srinivasan is ... Read more
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