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| chapter = Applied paleontology | | chapter = Applied paleontology | ||
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| author = Robert L. Fleisher, H. Richard Lane | | author = Robert L. Fleisher, H. Richard Lane | ||
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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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+ | Ch17chart1.png|{{figure number|1}}Geologic periods in which various microfossil groups existed and those periods for which the groups are most useful for dating. | ||
+ | applied-paleontology_fig17-13.png|{{figure number|2}}Paleoenvironments of various microfossil groups. | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
− | [[file:applied-paleontology_fig17-13.png| | + | [[:file:Ch17chart1.png|Figure 1]] shows the geologic periods in which various microfossil groups existed and those periods for which the groups are most useful for dating. |
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+ | ==Environmental distribution of microfossil groups== | ||
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+ | [[:file:applied-paleontology_fig17-13.png|Figure 2]] shows the paleoenvironments of various microfossil groups. The width of the bar represents the relative importance of each microfossil group. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [[Paleoclimatology]] | * [[Paleoclimatology]] | ||
* [[Taphonomy and provenance]] | * [[Taphonomy and provenance]] | ||
+ | * [[Paleoenvironmental analysis]] | ||
+ | * [[Biostratigraphic correlation and age determination]] | ||
+ | * [[Applications of biostratigraphy]] | ||
+ | * [[Paleobathymetry]] | ||
+ | * [[Paleontology]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Predicting the occurrence of oil and gas traps]] | [[Category:Predicting the occurrence of oil and gas traps]] | ||
[[Category:Applied paleontology]] | [[Category:Applied paleontology]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Treatise Handbook 3]] |
Latest revision as of 18:11, 31 January 2022
Exploring for Oil and Gas Traps | |
Series | Treatise in Petroleum Geology |
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Part | Predicting the occurrence of oil and gas traps |
Chapter | Applied paleontology |
Author | Robert L. Fleisher, H. Richard Lane |
Link | Web page |
Store | AAPG Store |
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
Figure 1 shows the geologic periods in which various microfossil groups existed and those periods for which the groups are most useful for dating.
Environmental distribution of microfossil groups
Figure 2 shows the paleoenvironments of various microfossil groups. The width of the bar represents the relative importance of each microfossil group.
See also
- Stratigraphic and geographic distribution of fossils
- Biogeography
- Paleoclimatology
- Taphonomy and provenance
- Paleoenvironmental analysis
- Biostratigraphic correlation and age determination
- Applications of biostratigraphy
- Paleobathymetry
- Paleontology