Fossil Plants and Spores: Modern Techniques

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Tim P. Jones, Nick P. Rowe
Geological Society of London, 1999 - Paleobotany - 396 pages
 

Contents

List of contributors
1
Scott Sciences Utrecht University PO Box 80021 3508
2
Extraction of lignitic and fusainized plant fragments from unconsolidated sandy
9
Lindsey
11
Small palynomorphs
15
Palynomorph extraction from peat lignite and coals
26
Surface preparation of macrofossils dégagement
33
Plant and spore compression in sediments
39
The plant fossil record on the internet
177
Curation in museum collections
184
Palynofacies analysis
194
field techniques in modern environments
210
Spore and pollen biostratigraphy
225
Palaeobotanical databases and palaeoclimate signals
240
Kürschner
257
the practice
259

John G Douglas
41
Light microscopy of fossil pollen and spores
47
Hans Kerp
52
Scanning electron microscopy of megafossils and mesofossils
57
The acetate peel technique
67
Thin sections and wafering
76
Polished blocks and reflected light microscopy
82
Lignified and charcoalified fossil wood
92
Biomechanical analysis
105
The ultrastructure of fossil cuticle
113
Megaspore ultrastructure
121
Collection and storage of fossil plant remains for organic geochemical analyses
135
applications to palaeobotany
143
Solidstate 13C nuclear magnetic resonance of fossil plants and spores
149
Isolation identification and authentication of DNA sequences derived from
156
Spore colour measurement
165
Techniques for analysing uncompacted lake sediments
274
collecting and analytical techniques for subfossils
290
Mike G L Baillie
295
Palaeoecology Centre School of Geosciences
304
carbon distribution in trees
306
Techniques in the study of plantarthropod interactions
310
collecting transporting and ownership of fossils
323
ChengSen Li
325
Queens University Belfast N Ireland BT7 1NN
330
References
339
Glossary of terms
374
Palaeontological Institute Geocentre University
385
Email
386
Index
389
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