Fossils as Information
New Recording and Stratal Correlation Techniques
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- Author: Norman F. Hughes, University of Cambridge
- Date Published: November 1989
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521366564
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This book discusses procedures for handling information derived from the fossil record, and the application of this information to solving problems in geological succession and earth history. The main purpose of the book is to analyse shortcomings of the existing procedures, and to propose in their place an alternative set of data-handling arrangements of much greater simplicity and efficiency. The author argues that the procedures in current use are cumbersome and inefficient, and that, partly as a consequence of these information-handling methods, palaeontology has failed to make advances commensurate with technological improvements. In this book he proposes a system which could make possible the integrated use of every detail of geological information taken from the rocks. This would achieve better resolution in sequence correlation, in paleoecologic interpretation and in logging the course of evolution. Compatibility of style with existing records has been maintained to avoid any danger of loss of valuable data, and to simplify the process of reevaluating old records. The book will be of interest to all paleontologists, particularly those dealing with microfossils, and is intended to stimulate discussion and criticism of both the analysis and the proposals.
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- Date Published: November 1989
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521366564
- length: 148 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 159 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.362kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I. Problem of Effectiveness:
1. Introduction
2. Current data-handling for fossils
Part II. Proposed Solution:
3. Suggested new Paleontologic Data-Handling Code (PDHC)
4. Records are primary
5. Nomenclature/language of records
6. The Paleotaxon
7. Replacing the Genus
8. The Record package
Part III. Applications for Information-Handling:
9. Earth and biologic evolution
10. Proposed new Period Classification of fossils of past organisms
11. Paleoenvironment investigation
12. General stratigraphic procedures
13. Limitations of the use of zones
14. Event-Correlation
Part IV. Further Considerations:
15. Human and other problems
16. Main plan re-stated
Appendices 1 and 2: worked examples of GOR and PTR forms
Glossary
References
Index.
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