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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
©2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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 the ordering of rocks in time and in space, in biostratigraphy, palaeobiology and sequence stratigraphy. Robert Wynn Jones presents a practical workflow for applied palaeontology, including sample acquisition, preparation and analysis, and interpretation and integration. He then presents numerous case studies that demonstrate the applicability and value of the subject to areas such as petroleum, mineral and coal exploration and exploitation, engineering geology and environmental science. Specialist applications outside of the geosciences (including archaeology, forensic science, medical palynology, entomopalynology and melissopalynology) are also addressed. Abundantly illustrated and referenced, Applications of Palaeontology provides a user-friendly reference for academic researchers and professionals across a range of disciplines and industry settings"-- |
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| Notas: | Machine generated contents note: 1. Work-flows in applied palaeontology; 2. Biostratigraphy and allied disciplines, and stratigraphic time-scales; 3. Palaeobiology; 4. Sequence stratigraphy; 5. Petroleum geology; 6. Mineral exploration and exploitation; 7. Coal geology and mining; 8. Engineering geology; 9. Environmental science; 10. Other applications and case studies; References; Index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 406 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139161404 1139161407 9780511793752 0511793758 9781139159357 1139159356 1283342464 9781283342469 9781139157582 1139157582 9781139152853 1139152858 9786613342461 6613342467 9781139160407 1139160400 1107221234 9781107221239 1108446973 9781108446976 1139155830 9781139155830 |