Author: By Yang Shipu
Language: Chinese with English summary
Published on: 2004-01
Hardcover
The first chapter, Identification, Nomenclature and Classification of Trace Fossils, introduces definitions of ichnology. It covers information on how to identify and distinguish trace fossils from other sedimentary markers. Classification of trace fossils is briefly discussed with the emphasis on the Seilacher’s ethological classification. It may generate readers’ interest to focus on the characters that are used as classification criteria for ichnogenus and ichnospecies.
The second chapter, Methods and Techniques of Ichnology, offers current research methodology for studies of trace fossils, including both field methods and laboratory techniques for fossil and modern traces. Trace fossils from drill cores are emphasized due to its practical application values in the oil industry. Dill core sections containing trace fossils are exemplified, and their identification criteria are also discussed.
Paleoecological application of ichnofossils is illustrated in the chapter three. It mainly concerns with the reconstruction of paleoenvironments using trace fossils. Identification of ancient environmental factors, such as water depth, salinity, oxygen, water energy and substrate are discussed. The usage of trace fossils in recognizing geological events and in distinguishing marine, non-marine and transitional facies is the main coverage for this chapter. Ichnofabric and bioturbation in drill cores and applications of ichnofossils to sequence stratigraphy is also covered.
The fourth chapter discusses ichnocoenoses and their paleoenvironmental significance in China, focusing on ichnocoenoses that have been reported from China.
Language: Chinese with English summary
Published on: 2004-01
Hardcover
The first chapter, Identification, Nomenclature and Classification of Trace Fossils, introduces definitions of ichnology. It covers information on how to identify and distinguish trace fossils from other sedimentary markers. Classification of trace fossils is briefly discussed with the emphasis on the Seilacher’s ethological classification. It may generate readers’ interest to focus on the characters that are used as classification criteria for ichnogenus and ichnospecies.
The second chapter, Methods and Techniques of Ichnology, offers current research methodology for studies of trace fossils, including both field methods and laboratory techniques for fossil and modern traces. Trace fossils from drill cores are emphasized due to its practical application values in the oil industry. Dill core sections containing trace fossils are exemplified, and their identification criteria are also discussed.
Paleoecological application of ichnofossils is illustrated in the chapter three. It mainly concerns with the reconstruction of paleoenvironments using trace fossils. Identification of ancient environmental factors, such as water depth, salinity, oxygen, water energy and substrate are discussed. The usage of trace fossils in recognizing geological events and in distinguishing marine, non-marine and transitional facies is the main coverage for this chapter. Ichnofabric and bioturbation in drill cores and applications of ichnofossils to sequence stratigraphy is also covered.
The fourth chapter discusses ichnocoenoses and their paleoenvironmental significance in China, focusing on ichnocoenoses that have been reported from China.
Chapter1 Identification, Nomenclature, and Classification of Trace Fossils
Chapter2 Methods and Techniques of Ichnology
Chapter3 Application of Ichnofossils to Paleoenvironments and Paleoecology
Chapter4 Ichnocoenoses and Their Sedimentary Environments in China
Chapter5 Systematic Description of Chinese Trace Fossils
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