Microscopic organic-walled fossils are found in most sedimentary
rocks. The organic particles - spores, pollens and other land and
marine derived microfossils, representing animals, plants, fungi
and protists - can be extracted and used to date the rock, reveal
details of the original sedimentary environment and provide
information on the climate of the time. The mix within a sediment
of whole organic particles - palynomorphs - and organic fragments -
palynodebris - form palynofacies. This book presents research work
on the sedimentation of components of palynofacies and details
their importance for sequence stratigraphy and the interpretation
of ancient biologic and geologic environments. A comprehensive
introduction to the subject is presented in the first chapter.
Palynosedimentation in modern environments, the reconstruction of
terrestrial vegetation and the application of the data to sequence
stratigraphy are then considered. Later chapters detail various
quantitative methods and their specific applications in the
subject. This is a valuable reference work for palynologists and
sedimentologists and also for paleobiologists, and for
professionals working in the hydrocarbons industries.
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