A manual of practical laboratory and field techniques in palaeobiology / by Owen R. Green.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Green, Owen R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paleobiology--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Paleobiology.

Methodology.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xiv, 538 pages : illustrations (some folded) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston, MA : Kluwer Academic, 2001.

Contents:

1 Palaeontological Techniques - an introduction to practical procedures 2

2 Documentation in the Laboratory 12

II. Field Techniques

3 Field collecting procedures 20

4 Collecting techniques for microfossil and live foraminifera 27

5 Consolidation, stabilization and replication techniques 43

6 Field staining techniques for determining calcite, dolomite and phosphate 55

7 Field documentation, sample packing and transportation 59

III. Laboratory Techniques

8 Laboratory design and layout 64

9 Safety in the laboratory 68

10 Preservation, consolidation and repair of unstable specimens 82

11 Preparation of recent material for comparative studies 98

B. Physical Procedures

12 Mechanical methods for preparing fossil specimens 110

13 Fossil extraction techniques by thermal disintegration 120

14 Disaggregation and dispersal of partially consolidated and unconsolidated sediments 127

15 Microfossil sample contamination and reliability problems 138

16 Washing and sieving techniques used in micropalaeontology 146

17 Centrifuge techniques used in micropalaeontology 154

18 Mechanical separation of microfossil residues 160

19 Flotation and liquid separation techniques 168

20 Thin section and slide preparation techniques of macro and microfossil specimens 182

21 Staining techniques used in micropalaeontology 211

22 Preparation of carbonate stained acetate peels and thin sections 219

23 Preparation of amber specimens containing fossils 234

24 Preparation and conservation of vertebrate fossils 242

C. Chemical Procedures

25 Extraction techniques for palaeobotanical and palynological material 256

26 Extraction techniques for acid insoluble microfossils 288

27 Extraction techniques for phosphatic fossils 318

28 Extraction techniques for uncrushed graptolites 331

29 Extraction techniques for calcareous microfossils from argillaceous sediments 334

30 Extraction techniques for calcareous microfossils from carbonate sediments 342

31 Extraction techniques for agglutinated foraminifera from calcareous sediments 350

32 Specialist techniques used in the preparation of individual microfossil specimens 355

33 Extraction techniques for calcareous nannofossils 366

D. Analytical Procedures

34 Electron microscopy techniques 376

35 X-radiography techniques 391

E. Exhibition of Fossil Material

36 Fossil replication techniques 400

37 Photomacrography and photomicrography techniques 418

38 Illustrating and exhibiting for display and publication 441

1 Equipment and chemical suppliers 490

2 Describing sedimentary rocks and fossils 498

3 Centrifuge times for bromoform separation and water/acetone residue washing 503

4 Hazard symbols 506

5 Respirator and filter cartridge colour coding 507

6 Fire extinguisher classification 507

7 Laboratory glove resistance properties 508

8 Care and handling of hydrofluoric acid 511

9 Spillage and disposal of unwanted chemicals 514

10 Conversion data 515

(i) Temperature

(ii) Weight

(iv) Length

11 Formulae for the preparation of standard solutions 516

(i) Weight % (w/w)

(ii) Volume % (v/v)

(iii) Weight/Volume % (w/v)

(iv) Mole Fraction

(v) Standard solutions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

041258980X

OCLC:

45888899