Atlas of Trace Fossils

ISBN-10
0444532323
ISBN-13
9780444532329
Category
Science
Pages
300
Language
English
Published
2009
Publisher
Elsevier Science Limited
Authors
James A. MacEachern, George Pemberton, Murray Gingras

Description

Trace fossils, or ichnogenera, is one of the most active areas of paleontology today and play a vital role in modern sedimentary geology. This book will serve as a visual guide and reference to trace fossils, to be used in the lab. - a visual atlas with photographic examples of individual ichnogenera with the keys to their recognition and significance - provides summaries of the key environments where trace fossils are found, principle characteristics of trace fossils, and the relevance of trace fossils in different environmental systems- uses clear language rather than specialized jargon, making this atlas useful across many specialities within geology

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