Description
Book SynopsisA comprehensive and thematic treatment of palaeontology, containing numerous case studies showing how the subject can be applied to areas such as petroleum, mineral and coal exploration and exploitation, engineering geology and environmental science. It will be a valuable reference for academic researchers and industry professionals.
Trade Review'Jones gracefully introduces the reader to the principles of biostratigraphy … [and] summarises the key evolutionary and extinction events in Earth history, and the importance of fossil taxa in palaeobiogeographical interpretations … The great diversity of the examined case studies leads to the conclusion that even highly experienced palaeontologists can enrich their knowledge.' Paweł Wolniewicz, Adam Mickiewicz University
'… a well-prepared, well-written and well-produced book with a wealth of information about palaeontology and its applications …' Geological Magazine
Table of Contents1. Work-flows in applied palaeontology; 2. Biostratigraphy and allied disciplines, and stratigraphic time-scales; 3. Palaeobiology; 4. Sequence stratigraphy; 5. Petroleum geology; 6. Mineral exploration and exploitation; 7. Coal geology and mining; 8. Engineering geology; 9. Environmental science; 10. Other applications and case studies; References; Index.
