Applied Biostratigraphy

References

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Internet Sources

Time Scale Creator (https://www.stratigraphy.org)

The Paleobiology Database – a searchable database for a great many taxonomic groups giving details of various collections and references. It is a pretty technical database and the interface is not all that intuitive. (http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl)

“Miracle” – Basic introduction to microfossil groups (www.ucl.ac.uk/GeolSci/micropal/welcome.html)

“Mikrotax” – Taxonomic and stratigraphic database of calcareous nannoplankton and planktonic foraminifera – includes the old “Nannotax” site (http://www.mikrotax.org/)

“Dinoflag3” – Taxonomic (mainly) database of dinoflagellates (http://dinoflaj.smu.ca/wiki/Main_Page)

International Nannoplankton Association (www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/ina/)

The Micropaleontological Society (TMS) (http://www.tmsoc.org/)

The Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) (https://www.sepm.org/Home#3)