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Field Palaeontology
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Florence :
Routledge,
1999.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Safety in the field; References cited on inside back cover; Chapter 1. Principles and classification; 1.1 Categories of information; 1.2 Principles; 1.3 A classification of fossiliferous sediments; 1.4 The next stage; References; Chapter 2. Field strategies; 2.1 Previous work; 2.2 Reconnaissance; 2.3 Stratification, bedding and cyclic sedimentation; 2.4 Graphic logs; 2.5 Sampling: two important questions; 2.6 Dominantly autochthonous buildups; 2.7 Bedded fossiliferous sediments
- 2.8 Bioturbated sediments: trace fossils2.9 Core analysis; References; Further reading; Chapter 3. Taphonomy of body fossils; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Plant fossils; 3.3 Animal fossils; 3.4 Concretions; 3.5 Dolomite replacement and silicification; 3.6 Breakage and deformation; References; Further reading; Chapter 4. Fossil identification; 4.1 Body fossils; 4.2 Trace fossils; 4.3 Pseudofossils; References; Further reading; Chapter 5. Body fossils for the palaeontologist and palaeoecologist; 5.1 Palaeontological and palaeophysiological analysis; 5.2 Palaeoecological analysis
- 5.3 Ecological factors5.4 Palaeocommunities and palaeoenergetics; 5.5 Fossil-ores (Fossil-Lagerstatten); References; Further reading; Chapter 6. Shell concentrations and skeletal elements as hydraulic and environmental indicators; 6.1 Information potential and general strategy; 6.2 Attributes of shell concentrations; 6.3 Types of shell concentrations; 6.4 Analysis of biofabric; 6.5 Shell concentrations in basin analysis; 6.6 Quantitative description; 6.7 Tool marks; References; Chapter 7. Fossils for the stratigrapher and structural geologist; 7.1 Introduction to stratigraphic applications
- 7.2 Stratigraphic procedure7.3 Biostratigraphy; 7.4 Procedure in biostratigraphy; 7.5 Problems; 7.6 The graphical method of correlation; 7.7 Fossils in structural geology; References; Further reading; Chapter 8. Trace fossils and bioturbation; 8.1 Principles; 8.2 Fonnation and preservation; 8.3 Iclmofabric; 8.4 What do trace fossils mean?; 8.5 Colonization and ecological factors; 8.6 Trace fossils and biostratigraphy; 8.7 Vertebrate tracks; 8.8 Coprolites and faecal pellets; 8.9 Trace fossils and facies interpretation; 8.10 Trace fossil description; References; Further reading; Appendices
- Appendix A: Fieldwork basicsAppendix B: Field statistics; Appendix C: Biomineralization; Appendix D: Checklists; Appendix E: Glossary; Index