Norman F. Hughes, Hughes Norman F.

Fossils as Information

New Recording and Stratal Correlation Techniques

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses the procedure for handling information derived from fossil record, and the application of this information to solve problems.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 226g
• ISBN-13: 9780521031646
• ISBN-10: 0521031648
• Artikelnr.: 22059020

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. Problem of Effectiveness: 1. Introduction
2. Current data-handling for fossils
Part II. Proposed Solution: 3. Suggested new Paleontologic Data-Handling Code (PDHC)
4. Records are primary
5. Nomenclature/language of records
6. The Paleotaxon
7. Replacing the Genus
8. The Record package
Part III. Applications for Information-Handling: 9. Earth and biologic evolution
10. Proposed new Period Classification of fossils of past organisms
11. Paleoenvironment investigation
12. General stratigraphic procedures
13. Limitations of the use of zones
14. Event-Correlation
Part IV. Further Considerations: 15. Human and other problems
16. Main plan re-stated
Appendices 1 and 2: worked examples of GOR and PTR forms
Glossary
References
Index.