Microfossils

by Martin D. Brasier, Norman MacLeod, Howard A. Armstrong

PaleoBase Microfossils represents a unique combination of up-to-date systematic information on an extensive collection of microfossil genera, state-of-the-art color digital photographs of representative specimens from The Natural History Museumrsquo; s unrivalled paleontological collections, and modern relational database technology. PaleoBase Microfossils provides an important new tool for the teaching of life history in a wide variety of advanced secondary, undergraduate, and graduate courses (e.g., paleontology, historical geology, stratigraphy, paleoceanography, paleobiogeography). Instructors will find the database a rich resource for lecture presentations, discussions, and laboratory exercises. Students will find PaleoBase Microfossils an invaluable addition to traditional textbooks, and a key reference source for basic systematic paleontology. bull; bull; High-quality zoomable digital images bull; Complete systematic, life-habit and paleoecological descriptions by taxonomic specialists from The Natural History Museum, London bull; Chronostratigraphic and paleogeographic distribution bull; Glossary of terms and bibliography bull; Full search either by name, age, chronostratigraphy, or morphology bull; Morphological keys and labelled images PaleoBase Microfossils contains over 1000 images records for over 400 genera from the following groups: Foraminifera, Calcareous nannofossils, Ostracods, Radiolaria, Conodonts, Diatoms, Spores and Pollen, Pyrrophyts, Actritarchs, Calcareous Algae, Chitinozoa, and Silicoflagellates.

1 pages, CD-ROM

First published February 4, 2005

Reviews

[Shivangi Tiwari · Rating 4 out of 5]

it isn't among the easier books to read, even from the standards of advanced technical books. However, it is succinct, raises enough interest and offers enough leads for further studies too.