Principles of Zoological Micropalaeontology

Earth Sciences, Volume X: Principles of Zoological Micropalaeontology highlights the morphological, phylogenetic and ecological analysis of microfossils. This book is composed of 10 chapters that survey the most important microfossil taxa, their variety of form, evolution, relationships, and distribution.
The opening chapter provides an introduction to the historical development of micropalaeontology. The succeeding chapters present the procedures for the collection, preparation, and microstratigraphic analysis of microfossils. The remaining chapters discuss the morphological, ecological, and phylogenetic properties of Radiolaria, Thekamoebae, Foraminifera, Tintinnina, Incertae sedis, Chitinozoa, and Hystrichosphere microfossils.
This book is intended as a textbook and as a manual for practicing micropalaeontologists.

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Foreword
Preface to English Edition

1. Micropalaeontology and Microstratigraphy (Basic Terms and Short Survey of History)
   Micropalaeontology
   Differentiation of Micro- from Macropalaeontology
   Microstratigraphy
   Short Survey of the Historical Development of Micropalaeontology
2. The Collection, Preparation and Study of Microfossils
   Sampling
   Sampling from Natural and Artificial Exposures
   Sampling by Drilling
   Packaging of Samples
   Treatment of Samples
   (a) Methods Used in Practice
   (b) Special Methods for the Scientific Study of Microfossils
   Preparation of Transparent Microfossils for Observation and Photography in Incident Light
   (a) The Ammonium Chloride Method
   (b) Silvering
   (c) Heating of Transparent Calcareous Microfossils
   Production of Artificial Moulds (Infillings)
   Orientated Thin Sections of Microfossils
   Production of Cross-Fractures in Ostracod Valves
   Etching
   Preparation of Collodion Impressions of Sections of Large Foraminifera
   The Use of the Polarizing Microscope
   Electron Microscopy
   X-rays and Spectroscopy
   Drawing and Photography of Microfossils
   Determination of Microfossils
3. Microstratigraphical Methods
   General
   Microstratigraphical Correlation of Strata
   Intraregional Correlation of Strata
   Interregional Correlation of Strata
4. Class Radiolaria MÃ ller 1858
   Diagnosis
   Morphology of the Soft Parts
   Skeleton
   Reproduction
   Ecology
   Phylogeny
   The Facies of Fossil Radiolarian Sediments
   Geographical and Palaeogeographical Distribution of Radiolarites and Radiolaria
   Historical Development of Radiolarian Assemblages
   Classification
   Appendix
5. Thekamoebae
   Test
   Reproduction
   Ecology
   Taxonomy
   Geological Distribution of Thekamoebae
6. Order: Foraminifera dâEUR(TM)Orbigny 1829
   Definition
   The Shape of the Test
   Building Material and Structure of Test Wall
   (a) Tectinous Test
   (b) Agglutinated Test
   (c) Siliceous Test
   (d) Calcium Carbonate Test
   (e) Perforate and Imperforate Tests
   Orientation of the Foraminiferal Test
   Morphology of the Components of the Test
   (a) Proloculus
   (b) Post-Embryonic Chambers
   (c) Septa and Sutures
   (d) Aperture
   (e) Complications of the Wall and Chamber Structure
   (f) Canal System
   (g) Ornamentation
   Terminology for the Dimensions of the Tests and their Parts
   Reproduction
   (a) Cyclic Processes of Reproduction
   (b) Acyclic Reproduction Processes
   Growth of the Test
   Ecology of Living Foraminifera
   (a) Ecology of Recent Benthonic Foraminifera
   (b) Ecology of Recent Planktonic Foraminifera
   Palaeoecology
   Description of Foraminifera
   Principles of a Natural System of Classification
   (a) Structural Pattern
   Taxonomy
   Geological Distribution of Foraminifera
   Cambrian
   Ordovician and Silurian
   Devonian
   Carboniferous and Permian
   Triassic
   Jurassic
   Lower Cretaceous
   Upper Cretaceous
   Late Upper Cretaceous and the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary
   Tertiary
   History of Foraminiferal Research
   Glossary of the Most Important Scientific Terms Used in Describing Foraminifera: EnglishâEUR FrenchâEUR GermanâEUR Russian
7. Tintinnina
   Description
   Variability
   Ecology of Recent Tintinnina
   Classification
   Stratigraphical and Palaeogeographical Distribution
   History of Research
8. Incertae sedis; Pithonella, Stomtosphaera, Cadosina, Oligostegina, Spheres
   (a) Pithonella
   (b) Stomiosphaera
   (c) Cadosina 488
   (d) Oligostegina
   (e) Spheres
9. Chitinozoa Eisenack 1931
   Morphology
   Composition of the Wall
   Systematic Position
   Reproduction
   Ecology
   Stratigraphical and Geographical Distribution
   Classification
10. Hystrichospheres and Similar Micro-organisms
    Description
    Systematic Position of the Hystrichospheres
    Ecology
    Geological Distribution
    History of Research
    Classification
    Microfossils Incertae sedis Preserved as Organic Matter in Flint
    Addendum
    Bibliography
    Fossil Index
    Subject Index
    Author Index
    Postscript