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micropalaeontology

(ˌmaɪkrəʊˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ)

(Palaeontology) the branch of palaeontology concerned with the study of microscopic fossils

micropalaeontological, ˌmicroˌpalaeontoˈlogic adj

ˌmicroˌpalaeonˈtologist n

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Mrs Brzozowska, who holds an MSc in micropalaeontology, worked for Robertson Research in Wales and British National Oil Corporation in Glasgow before entering public service.

Pivotal figure to retire; LICENSING

Micropalaeontology, sedimentary environments and stratigraphy: A tribute to Dennis Curry (1912-2001).

A commented synopsis of the pre-pleistocene fossil record of Carex (Cyperaceae)

"It was a long haul but I qualified with a BSc from Manchester University and went on to study an MSc in micropalaeontology - specifically for the oil industry - at Aberystwyth.

Just because we're told we can't, doesn't mean we won't; Sometimes being told you can't do something is all the catalyst you need to succeed.These women were told 'you can't'. But against all odds, showed they certainly could. Each battled to fulfil their ambitions and silence their critics against the odds

(2007): The Middle and Upper Ottnangian of the Simssee area (SE Germany): Micropalaeontology, biostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy.

Rodents and insectivores from the Lower Miocene (Agenian and Ramblian) of the Tudela Formation (Ebro Basin, Spain)/Roedores e insectivoros del Mioceno Inferior (Ageniense y Rambliense) de la Formacion Tudela (Cuenca del Ebro, Espana)

of Bristol, and PetroStrat) present 25 papers exploring ancient climate change over a period of some 600 million years (from the Late Proterozoic to the Cenozoic) and the role of micropalaeontology in its documentation.

Deep-time perspectives on climate change; marrying the signal from computer models and biological proxies

"Ceramic Micropalaeontology: The Analysis of Microfossils in Archaeological Ceramics with Special Reference to Its Application in the Southern Aegean" (diss.

Goddesses, snake tubes, and plaques: analysis of ceramic ritual objects from the LM IIIC shrine at Kavousi

Timothy Patterson, "Arcellaceans as Pollution Indicators in Mine Tailing Contaminated Lakes near Cobalt, Ontario, Canada," Micropalaeontology 44, no.

"A grey wee town": an environmental history of early silver mining at Cobalt, Ontario (1)

Prior to that he read a degree in geology and a PhD in micropalaeontology at university in Aberystwyth.

Adventurous oilman provides a role model for Bond; The world was quite enough for this businessman with a taste for danger

Microbial mats were not studied in detail until the 1970s and later, that is after the development of micropalaeontology and electron microscopy.

The frontiers between oceans and continents

(Ed.), Micropalaeontology and Hydrocarbon Exploration in Middle East, Chapman and Hall, 418.

Microbiostratigraphy and lithostratigraphy of Fahliyan and Gadvan formations in Kuh-e-Surmeh (Zagros Basin, Southwest Iran)

(2004): Middle to Upper Jurassic Saudi Arabian carbonate petroleum reservoirs: biostratigraphy, micropalaeontology and palaeoenvironments.

Comparison of benthic foraminifera and geochemical proxies in shelf deposits from the Upper Jurassic of the Prebetic (southern Spain)/Comparacion entre foraminiferos bentonicos e indicadores geoquimicos en depositos de plataforma del Jurasico superior del Prebetico (Sur de Espana)

Three organizations devoted to micropalaeontology held a joint meeting in London in September 2002 to encourage the trans-Atlantic sharing of ideas and to develop an integrated multi-disciplinary approach to both the academic and industrial realms.