Marine Palaeoenvironmental Analysis from FossilsDan W. J. Bosence, Peter A. Allison 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 palaeontologists who need to maximize their palaeoenvironmental interpretations of depositonal environments, facies models, sequence stratigraphy and palaeoclimates.--Provided by publisher. |
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W J ALLISON P A A review of marine palaeoenvironmental analysis | 1 |
CORFIELD R M An introduction to the techniques limitations and landmarks | 27 |
DE LEEUW J W FREWIN N L VAN BERGEN P F SINNINGHE DAMSTÉ J S | 43 |
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abundance analysis ancient anoxia assemblages associated Avicennia basin benthic benthic foraminifera bioerosion biofacies bioturbation bivalves black shales Bosence Bottjer bottom waters Brasier bryozoans burrows carbon isotope Cenozoic changes climatic colonies coral cover coralline algae Cretaceous deep-sea depositional depth diagenesis diagenetic diatoms dinoflagellate distribution diversity dominant dysaerobic ecological encrusting environmental environments Eocene eutrophic evolution extinction facies factors fauna foraminifera fossil record geochemical Geological Society growth forms Hallock hardgrounds ichnofabrics ichnofacies indicators interpretation Jurassic LEEUW levels London mangal mangrove marine Miocene modern nutrient Nypa occur ocean oligotrophic Organic Geochemistry organic matter oxygen isotope Pacific palaeo palaeoenvironmental Palaeozoic Paleogene Phanerozoic planktonic planktonic foraminifera Plaziat pollen Porites preserved productivity ratio relative salinity samples Savrda sedimentary sediments Seilacher shallow shelf shell Special Publication species stable isotope stratigraphy stromatolites studies substrate surface waters Taphonomy taxa techniques temperature tion trace fossils transect tropical upwelling water masses zonation zone Zoophycos