Evolution and Geological Significance of Larger Benthic Foraminifera

ISBN: 9780444529565 出版年：2008 页码：571 BouDagher-Fadel, Marcelle K Elsevier Science_RM

1. Biology and history of larger benthic foraminiferaHistory and biological classification of foraminiferaEcology of the living larger foraminiferaPalaeontological and evolutionary history of the larger foraminiferaTaxanomic features used in larger foraminiferal classificationBiostratigraphic distribution over time of larger foaminiferaGeneral factors effecting the evolution of marine species in the mid to late Phanerozic2. The Palaeozoic larger benthic foraminifera: The Carboniferous and PermianMorphology and taxonomy of Palaeozoic larger benthic foraminiferaBiostratigraphy and phylogenetic evolutionPalaeoecology of the fusulinidsPalaeogeographic distribution of the fusulinids3. The Mesozoic larger benthic foraminifera: the TriassicMorphology and taxonomy of Triassic larger benthic foraminiferaBiostratigraphy and phylogenetic evolutionPalaeoecology of Triassic foraminiferaPalaeogeographic distribution of Triassic foraminifera4. The Mesozoic larger benthic foraminifera: the JurassicMorphology and taxonomy of Jurassic larger benthic foraminiferaBiostratigraphy and phylogenetic evolutionPalaeoecology of Jurassic foraminiferaPalaeogeographic distribution of Jurassic foraminifera5. The Mesozoic larger benthic foraminifera: the CretaceousMorphology and taxonomy of Cretaceous larger benthic foraminiferaBiostratigraphy and phylogenetic evolutionPalaeoecology of Cretaceous foraminiferaPalaeogeographic distribution of Cretaceous foraminifera6. The Palaeogene larger benthic foraminiferaMorphology and taxonomy of Palaeogene larger benthic foraminiferaBiostratigraphy and phylogenetic evolutionPalaeoecology of Palaeogene foraminiferaPalaeogeographic distribution of Palaeogene foraminifera7. The Neogene larger benthic foraminiferaMorphology and taxonomy Neogene larger benthic foraminiferaBiostratigraphy and phylogenetic evolutionPalaeoecology of Neogene foraminiferaPalaeogeographic distribution of Neogene foraminifera8. SynthesisImportance of application of larger foraminifera in biostratigraphyImportance of larger foraminifera as marine environmental indicatorsThe significance of the larger foraminifera assemblages in the understanding of the global distribution of carbonate sediments and their value in contributing raw data to palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic modelsAppendixNomenclature terminology and glossary