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Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy
- 1st Edition, Volume 6 - November 13, 2021
- Editor: Michael Montenari
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 6 2 4 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 1 0 8 - 4
Stratigraphy & Timescales, Volume Six in the Advances in Sequence Stratigraphy series covers research in stratigraphic disciplines, including the most recent developments… Read more
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Request a sales quoteStratigraphy & Timescales, Volume Six in the Advances in Sequence Stratigraphy series covers research in stratigraphic disciplines, including the most recent developments in the geosciences. This fully commissioned review publication aims to foster and convey progress in stratigraphy with its inclusion of a variety of topics, including Carbon isotope stratigraphy - principles and applications, Interpreting Phanerozoic δ13C patterns as periodic glacio-eustatic sequences, Stable carbon isotopes in archaeological plant remains, Review of the Upper Ediacaran-Lower Cambrian Detrital Series in Central and North Iberia: NE Africa as possible Source Area, Calibrating δ13C and δ18O chemostratigraphic correlations across Cambrian strata of SW, and much more.
- Contains contributions from leading authorities in the field
- Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field
- Aims to foster and convey progress in stratigraphy, including geochronology, magnetostratigraphy, lithostratigraphy, event-stratigraphy, and more
Academic and applied geoscientists in universities, industry and government; economic geologists, instructors and earth scientists
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter One: Miocene-Pleistocene calcareous nannofossils sequence stratigraphy and biochronology in the subsurface of the Nile Delta of Egypt
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Geological settings
- 3: Nannoplanktons biozonation Nile Delta region
- 4: Correlation and stage boundaries
- 5: Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter Two: A taxonomic revision of Heliolithaceae—Applications in resolving the problematic calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of the Paleocene
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Materials and methods
- 3: Optical properties of Heliolithaceae
- 4: Biostratigraphy
- 5: Taxonomy
- 6: Depository
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix A1. Previous studies of Heliolithaceae with current interpretation and their geographical distributions.
- Appendix A2. Previous studies of Heliolithaceae with current interpretation and their geographical distributions.
- References
- Chapter Three: An overview of the Paleocene-Eocene calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy and bioevents in Egypt
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Geological setting and stratigraphy
- 3: Biostratigraphic zonation
- 4: Stage boundaries
- 5: Conclusions
- Appendix: Alphabetic list of nannofossil taxa
- References
- Chapter Four: Upper Cretaceous calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of the East European Platform: A proposed regional nannofossil zonation scheme and correlation with foraminifera and radiolarian zones
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Material and methods
- 3: Geological setting
- 4: Results
- 5: Discussion and conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter Five: Early–mid Cretaceous calcareous nannofossils from the central Tethys: biostratigraphy and ecology
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Geological background
- 3: Material and methods
- 4: Biostratigraphy
- 5: Paleoecology
- 6: Conclusions
- References
- No. of pages: 482
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 6
- Published: November 13, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780128246245
- eBook ISBN: 9780323851084
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Michael Montenari
Dr. Michael Montenari works at the Earth Sciences and Geography Department, Keele University.
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Earth Sciences and Geography Department, Keele University, Newcastle, UKRead Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy on ScienceDirect