Contributions

  • Shrock, Robert Rakes. - Contributor

Publication

1949 - Wiley, New York, United States

Language

English

Word Count

209,250 words, Guess

Page Count

837 pages

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Description

This classic is the best single volume reference for the identification of fossil invertebrates. It was a staple for working field geologists for decades. This is because the identification of "index fossils" was, and is, the handiest way to date strata in the field. The book is organised by phylla: Protozoa, Porifera, Coelenterata, Echinoderma, Annelida, Conodonts, Bryozoa, Brachiopoda, Mollusca, and Arthropoda. There are also sections on fossil plants and miscellaneous objects of probable organic origin. Everything is illustrated by crisp, sharp, photographic plates, clearly indexed to the corresponding text. By today's micropaleontological standards, the Protozoa section is pretty thin, but otherwise this is still a very useful volume.

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Other Editions

  • Index fossils of North America: a new work based on the complete revision and reillustration of Graban and Shimer's North American index fossilsWiley1949-01-01

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