micropaleontology


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mi·cro·pa·le·on·tol·o·gy

 (mī′krō-pā′lē-ŏn-tŏl′ə-jē, -ən-)
n.
The branch of paleontology that deals with microfossils.
mi′cro·pa′le·on′to·log′ic (-ŏn′tl-ŏj′ĭk), mi′cro·pa′le·on′to·log′i·cal adj.
mi′cro·pa′le·on·tol′o·gist n.
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Noun1.micropaleontology - the paleontology of microfossilsmicropaleontology - the paleontology of microfossils  
fossilology, palaeontology, paleontology - the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains
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6] described the micropaleontology of Paleocene rock unit ( Lockhart Limestone) in Central Salt Range.
UPPER PALEOCENE LARGER BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA-LOCKHART LIMESTONE FROM WESTERN AND CENTRAL SALT RANGE, PAKISTAN
It really shows how tenacious life is,'' said Reed Scherer, a micropaleontology professor at Northern Illinois University.
Critters within Antarctic ice show how tenacious life is
Minneapolis, Minnesota, Micropaleontology of Atlantic Basin and Borderlands 55455.
Investigating alterations of Caspian Sea level fluctuations and their impact on ostracodes of Boujagh pond
Five samples at the time of collection have their carapace and body tissues intact and were separated with a fine paintbrush and placed on a micropaleontology slide and separated according to species.
Revised predictive model for successful introduction of native Ohio brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in select streams in Geauga and Lake counties, Ohio
Introduction to the molecular systematics of foraminifera: Micropaleontology 46 Suppl.
Next-generation environmental diversity surveys of foraminifera: preparing the future
In Introduction to Marine Micropaleontology (Haq, B.
Ontogeny of the ostracod Conchoprimitia osekensis (Pribyl, 1979) from the Darriwilian of the Prague Basin (Czech Republic)/Praha basseini (Tsehhi Vabariik) Darriwili ostrakoodi Conchoprimitia osekensis (Pribyl, 1979) ontogenees
First, the term "fitolitaries" was introduced by the German scientist, a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the founder of micropaleontology Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, who established their biogenic origin [1].
First data on the phytoliths of some medicinal plants of Primorye region, Russian Federation
Jenkins, "Geographical variation of Nonionellina flemingi," Micropaleontology, vol.
The interdependency of the morphological variations of the planktonic foraminiferal species Globigerina bulloides in surface sediments on the environmental parameters of the southwestern Indian ocean
Analysing the geochemistry and micropaleontology of a marine sediment core taken from the North Atlantic Ocean, the team show that a global temperature drop of up to 5 degree C resulted in a major shift in the global carbon cycle over a period of 2.
Global cooling may also affect marine life
In: Proceedings of the IV Colloquium on Indian Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy.
Fossil records in the Lythraceae
The Gulf of Aqaba: Ecological Micropaleontology Ecological studies, 50 Springer-Verlag, Berlin
Migration of local earthquakes in the Gulf of Aqaba, North Red Sea
The reelaborated or accumulated state of the taxa depend on the taphonomic interpretation, and this discussion emerged generally because there is no easy visual criterium in micropaleontology to distinguish one from the other.
Tafonomia, cronoestratigrafia e implicaciones paleoceanograficas en la turbidita del Paleogeno Temprano (Formacion Vertientes), Cuba

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