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Evolution and Geological Significance of Larger Benthic Foraminifera

Second Edition

Evolution and Geological Significance of Larger Benthic Foraminifera is a comprehensive reference work on the larger benthic foraminifera. This second edition is substantially revised, including extensive reanalysis of  the most recent work on Cenozoic forms. It provides documentation of the biostratigraphic ranges and palaeoecological significance of the larger foraminifera, which is essential for understanding many major oil-bearing sedimentary basins. In addition, it offers a palaeogeographic interpretation of the shallow marine late Palaeozoic to Cenozoic world.

Marcelle K. BouDagher-Fadel collects and significantly adds to the information already published on the larger benthic foraminifera. New research in the Far East, the Middle East, South Africa, Tibet, and the Americas has provided fresh insights into the evolution and palaeographic significance of these vital reef-forming forms. With the aid of new and precise biostratigraphic dating, she presents revised phylogenies and ranges of the larger foraminifera. The book is illustrated throughout, with examples of different families and groups at the generic levels. Key species are discussed and their biostratigraphic ranges are depicted in comparative charts.

682 pages | 378 illustrations | 7.52 x 9.25 | © 2018

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Earth Sciences: Geology


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Table of Contents

"1. Biology and Evolutionary History of Larger Benthic Foraminifera
2. The Palaeozoic Larger Benthic Foraminifera
3. The Mesozoic Larger Benthic Foraminifera: The Triassic
4. The Mesozoic Larger Benthic Foraminifera: The Jurassic
5. The Mesozoic Larger Benthic Foraminifera: The Cretaceous
6. The Cenozoic Larger Benthic Foraminifera: The Paleogene
7. The Cenozoic Larger Benthic Foraminifera: The Neogene"

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