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Sources (Written and Online)
References
In an effort not to overwhelm the course notes with detailed citations and references, those references in bold are considered most suitable for general, non-specialised geoscientific readership. Other references are shown for those wishing to investigate further.
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)