Paleopalynology - Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2007. 3rd printing 2008)

Paleopalynology, second edition, provides profusely illustrated treatment of fossil palynomorphs, including spores, pollen, dinoflagellate cysts, acritarchs, chitinozoans, scolecodonts, and various microscopic fungal and algal dispersal bodies. The book serves both as a student text and general reference work. Palynomorphs yield information about age, geological and biological environment, climate during deposition, and other significant factors about the enclosing rocks.

Extant spores and pollen are treated first, preparing the student for more difficult work with fossil sporomorphs and other kinds of palynomorphs. Recognizing that palynomorphs occur together in rocks because of chemical robustness and stratigraphic distribution, not biological relationship, the central sections are organized stratigraphically. Among many other topics presented are the sedimentation and geothermal alteration of palynomorphs, and palynofacies analysis. An appendix describes laboratory methods. The glossary, bibliographies and index are useful tools for study of the literature.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Topics in Geobiology, 28
Release date:	October 2008
First published:	October 2008
Authors:	Alfred Traverse
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 47mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	813
Edition:	2nd ed. 2007. 3rd printing 2008
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-6684-9
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Palaeontology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant reproduction & propagation > General
LSN:	1-4020-6684-8
Barcode:	9781402066849

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