The object of this book is to explain how to create a synthesis of complex biostratigraphic data, and how to extract from such a synthesis a relative time scale based exclusively on the fossil content of sedimentary rocks. Such a time scale can be used to attribute relative ages to isolated fossil-bearing samples. The book is composed of 10 chapters together with several appendices. It is a totally revised version of Biochronological Correlations published in 1991 and includes various new chapters. The book offers a solution for the theoretical problem of how fossils can be used to make reliable quantitative stratigraphic correlations in sedimentary geology. It also describes the use of highly efficient software along with several examples. The authors compare their theoretical model with 2 other relevant studies: probabilistic stratigraphy and constrained optimization (CONOP).
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer International Publishing Ag
ISBN-13
9783319213255
eBay Product ID (ePID)
217282577
Product Key Features
Author
Federico Galster, Oyvind Hammer, Jean Guex
Publication Name
Discrete Biochronological Time Scales
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Geology, Mathematics
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Item Weight
3967g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Oyvind Hammer, Jean Guex, Federico Galster
Country/Region of Manufacture
Switzerland
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