Principles of Zoological Micropalaeontology (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Principles of Zoological Micropalaeontology 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
Foreword 12
Preface to English Edition 16
CHAPTER 1. MICROPALAEONTOLOGY AND MICROSTRATIGRAPHY (Basic terms and short survey of history) 18
Micropalaeontology 18
Differentiation of micro- from macropalaeontology 19
Microstratigraphy 20
Short survey of the historical development of micropalaeontology 20
CHAPTER 2. THE COLLECTION, PREPARATION AND STUDY OF MICROFOSSILS 22
Sampling 22
Sampling from natural and artificial exposures 22
Sampling by drilling 24
Packaging of samples. 25
Treatment of samples. 25
CHAPTER 3. MICROSTRATIGRAPHICAL METHODS 54
General 54
Microstratigraphical correlation of strata 57
Intraregional correlation of strata 58
Interregional correlation of strata. 64
CHAPTER 4. CLASS RADIOLARIA MÜLLER 1858 68
Diagnosis 68
Morphology of the soft parts 68
Skeleton 69
Reproduction 78
Ecology 79
Phylogeny 82
The facies of fossil radiolarian sediments 82
Geographical and palaeogeographical distribution of radiolarites and radiolaria 86
Historical development of radiolarian assemblages 90
Classification 91
Appendix 100
CHAPTER 5. THEKAMOEBAE 101
Test 101
Reproduction 103
Ecology 103
Taxonomy 105
Geological distribution of Thekamoebae 106
CHAPTER 6. ORDER: FORAMINIFERA DORBIGNY 1826 108
Definition 108
The shape of the test. 108
Building material and structure of the test wall 112
Orientation of the foraminiferal test 120
Morphology of the components of the test 122
Terminology for the dimensions of foraminiferal tests and their parts 128
Reproduction 129
Growth of the test 140
Ecology of living Foraminifera 141
Palaeoecology 158
Dis ription of Foraminifera
Principles of a natural system of classification 167
Taxonomy 184
Geological distribution of Foraminifera 460
History of foraminiferal research 478
Glossary of the most important scientific terms used in describing Foraminifera 485
CHAPTER 7. TINTINNINA 489
Description 489
Variability 492
Ecology of recent Tintinnina 492
Classification 495
Stratigraphical and palaeogeographical distribution 500
History of research 501
CHAPTER 8. INCERTAE SEDIS: Pithonella, Stomtosphaera, Cadosina, Oligostegina, Spheres 503
(a) Pithonella 503
(b) Stomiosphaera. 505
(c) Cadosina 505
{d) Oligostegina 506
(e) Spheres 507
CHAPTER 9. CHITINOZOA ElSENACK 1931 508
Morphology 508
Composition of the wall. 509
Systematic position 510
Reproduction 510
Ecology 510
Stratigraphical and geographical distribution 511
Classification 511
CHAPTER 10. HYSTRICHOSPHERES AND SIMILAR MICRO-ORGANISMS 516
Description 516
Systematic position of the Hystrichospheres 517
Ecology 518
Geological distribution. 519
History of research 522
Classification 523
Microfossils Incertae sedis preserved as organic matter in flint 531
ADDENDUM 533
BIBLIOGRAPHY 535
FOSSIL INDEX 611
SUBJECT INDEX 643
AUTHOR INDEX 658