Author : Dan W. J. Bosence
Publisher : Geological Society of America
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Book Synopsis Marine Palaeoenvironmental Analysis from Fossils by : Dan W. J. Bosence
Download or read book Marine Palaeoenvironmental Analysis from Fossils written by Dan W. J. Bosence and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1995 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume critically reviews the use of fossils for the analysis of palaeoenvironments. The papers are multi-disciplinary, drawing on a host of geochemical, palaeoecological and palaeontological methods from traditional taxonomic uniformitarianism to more recently developed geochemical isotopic analyses. The approach of the book is analytical rather than taxonomic, concentrating on a range of techniques. The common thread, however, is that it is palaeontological material that is being considered, whether it be identifiable body fossils, trace fossils, distinctive fossil associates, diagenetically unaltered material or organic compounds. Using a number of methods, and comparing their results, allows different environmental controls to be isolated and provides more information on the record of past environmental parameters. The volume focuses on the data obtained from organisms and their remains and will be of importance to sedimentologists, stratigraphers and palaeontolgists who need to maximize their palaeoenvironmental interpretations of depositonal environments, facies models, sequence stratigraphy and palaeoclimates.--Provided by publisher.