Evolution and Geological Significance of Larger Benthic Foraminifera – PDF/EPUB Version Downloadable

Evolution and Geological Significance of
Larger Benthic Foraminifera is a unique, comprehensive
reference work on the larger benthic
foraminifera. This second edition is substantially revised, including extensive re-analysis of the most recent work on Cenozoic forms. It provides documentation of the biostratigraphic ranges and paleoecological
significance of the larger foraminifera, which is essential for understanding
many major oil-bearing sedimentary basins. In addition, it offers a
palaeogeographic interpretation of the shallow marine late Paleozoic to
Cenozoic world.

Marcelle K. BouDagher-Fadel collects and significantly adds to the information
already published on the larger benthic foraminifera. New research in the Far East, the Middle East, South Africa, Tibet and the Americas
has provided fresh insights into the evolution and palaeographic significance
of these vital reef-forming forms. With the aid of new and precise biostratigraphic
dating, she presents revised phylogenies and ranges of the larger foraminifera. The book is illustrated throughout, with examples of different
families and groups at the generic levels. Key species are discussed and
their biostratigraphic ranges are depicted in comparative charts, which can be found at discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10047587/2/Charts.pdf.