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| − | Since a species persists only for a limited amount of geologic time and only in a specific environment, microfossils can be used to date the rocks in which they are found (biostratigraphy) and to indicate the environment in which the sediment was deposited (paleoecology). | + | Since a species persists only for a limited amount of geologic time and only in a specific environment, microfossils can be used to date the rocks in which they are found ([[Biostratigraphic correlation and age determination|biostratigraphy]]) and to indicate the environment in which the sediment was deposited ([[Paleoenvironmental analysis|paleoecology]]). |
==Biostratigraphic utility of microfossil groups== | ==Biostratigraphic utility of microfossil groups== | ||
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Since a species persists only for a limited amount of geologic time and only in a specific environment, microfossils can be used to date the rocks in which they are found (biostratigraphy) and to indicate the environment in which the sediment was deposited (paleoecology).
Biostratigraphic utility of microfossil groups
The chart in Figure 1 shows the geologic periods in which various microfossil groups existed and those periods for which the groups are most useful for dating.
See also
- Stratigraphic and geographic distribution of fossils
- Biogeography
- Paleoclimatology
- Taphonomy and provenance
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