Studies with the foraminiferida have often been hindered by widely scattered, inaccessible sources. This two-volume reference (text in one volume, plates in the other) examines 3,568 of the world's generic taxa, representing all geologic ages. Covering twice the number of genera as any other available reference, it is by far the most complete source on the foraminiferida.
Clear writing and analysis of the broad spectrum of processes that produce shale are coupled with well-captioned 150 illustrations, 40 tables, boxed technical details, glossary and appendices. Recounts the step-by-step evolution and stages of shal, enabling readers to master the basics and to dig yet deeper into their origin, practical implications and relationship to earth history. Background information appears in appendices (Clay Mineralogy, Isotopes, Petrology, etc.); technicial details in high-lighted boxes, and definitions of 300+ terms in the Glossary.
Nearly 100 geologists combine to produce approximately 60 articles in this volume. The essays fall under the general headings of "Carboniferous--General," "Devonian-Mississippian Boundary," "Mississippian--General," "Mississippian-Pennsylvanian--Boundary," "Pennsylvanian--General," "Pennsylvanian -Permian Boundary," and "Permian--General." A sampling of the essays in this volume include "Miospore Zonation of the Carboniferous" by Bernard Owens; "Carboniferous Small Foraminifers and Stratigraphy" by B. L. Mamet; "Devonian-Lower Carboniferous Boundary in Japan" by M. Minato, M. Kato, S. Haga, and H. Takeda; "Mississippian Stratotype--An Overview" by Thomas L. Thompson; "Conodont Succession in the Mississippian of South Canada" by Sonny Baxter and Peter H. von Bitter; "The Mississippian Boundary in North America" by Patrick K. Sutherland and Walter L. Manger; and "Palynological Delineation of the Mississippian-Pennsylvanian Unconformity in West-Central Pennsylvania" by B. R. Wilson, A. Traverse, and I. G. Williams.
