A Monographic Study and Atlas of Late Cretaceous Planktic Foraminifera, Part I: Globotruncanids

"Globotruncanids, a group of cosmopolitan planktonic foraminifera, play a crucial role in the biostratigraphy, paleoecology, and paleoceanology of Upper Cretaceous pelagic realms. They can be studied from both washing residues of marly lithologies and thin sections of carbonatic rocks. This book represents a preliminary atlas for the determination of isolated specimens obtained mainly from various localities of ocean drilling programs. It provides excellent, high-resolution SEM images and detailed descriptions of morphological characteristics of each species, spanning from the Turonian to the Maastrichtian. The final chapters of the book address various evolutionary aspects, such as polyphyly, ancestor-descendant relationships, morphological trends and Linnean classification. Against the background of an increasing number of specialized papers in recent decades, this book represents a state-of-the-art compilation and synthesis of the available data. It can, therefore, be considered a 'must-have' for students and professional biostratigraphers and micropalaeontologists dealing with the group."Felix SchlagintweitIndependent Consultant and Researcher