Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy

The “Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy” Book serves as a comprehensive and practical handbook tailored to the needs of palaeontologists and organizations utilizing calcareous nannofossils in biostratigraphy. It stands as a valuable and readily accessible reference for earth scientists actively involved in stratigraphic research. Furthermore, this book extends its utility to those with interests spanning palaeontology, palaeoceanography, stratigraphy, and geochronology.

The first two chapters of “Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy” offer general information about calcareous nannofossils. These chapters include overviews of their biology and palaeobiology, as well as techniques for their preparation and observation.

Chapters 3-9 follow a stratigraphic order and provide up-to-date summaries of calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy for different time periods. These chapters also include comprehensive illustrations of all taxa, using a standardized classification system based on the latest research on structure and biomineralization. The book also explores the practical application of these biostratigraphic schemes, discussing their relevance in various regions and their role in global correlation. This includes insights into zones, biogeography, taxonomy, and evolution. The information presented in this book has international significance and contributes to discussions about global correlation.

The “Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy”stands as the most exhaustive atlas dedicated to this fossil group, boasting an impressive collection of 65 full-page plates featuring over 2,000 individual photographs. These plates are accompanied by insightful comments that shed light on the stratigraphic distribution and the identification of these calcareous nannofossils. Notably, the chapters devoted to the Mesozoic era offer an additional dimension with electron microscope illustrations alongside traditional light micrographs, enhancing the depth and breadth of information provided in the book.

The inclusion of much recent, previously unpublished, research provides a new level of palaeontologists  and biostratigraphic resolution for a number of time periods, making the book both a valuable synthesis and a significant step forward in biogeographical research.

Calcareous nannofossils

hold exceptional significance as a microfossil group. Their contemporary counterparts, coccolithophores, are a fundamental component of modern-day oceanic phytoplankton. This living connection highlights the crucial role they play in today’s oceans. Furthermore, their extensive fossil record and global distribution have swiftly established them as one of the foremost index-fossil groups in stratigraphic research, making them invaluable for understanding Earth’s geological history.