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Application of palaeontology : techniques and case studies /

"Palaeontology, the scientific study of fossils, has developed from a descriptive science to an analytical science used to interpret relationships between earth and life history. This book provides a comprehensive and thematic treatment of applied palaeontology, covering the use of fossils in t...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jones, Robert Wynn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Work-flows in applied palaeontology
  • Biostratigraphy and allied disciplines, and stratigraphic time-scales
  • Palaeobiology
  • Sequence stratigraphy
  • Petroleum geology
  • Mineral exploration and exploitation
  • Coal geology and mining
  • Engineering geology
  • Environmental science
  • Other applications and case studies.