Integration of ichnological information into sedimentological models, and vice versa, is one of the main means by which we can improve our understanding of ancient depositional environments. Mainly intended for sedimentologists, this book aims to make ichnological methods as part of facies interpretation more popular, providing an analytical review of the ichnology of all major depositional environments and the use of ichnology in biostratigraphic and sequence stratigraphic analysis.
It starts with an introduction to the historical aspect of ichnology, introducing common concepts and methods, and then continues with parts treating the main depositional systems from continental, shallow-marine and deep-marine siliciclastics, and marine carbonates. The last part is dedicated to the ichnology in hydrocarbon reservoir and aquifer characterization.
1. Cover image 2. Title page 3. Table of Contents 4. Copyright 5. Dedication 6. Contributors 7. Preface 8. Chapter 1. A History of Ideas in Ichnology 9. Chapter 2. Ichnotaxonomy 10. Chapter 3. Trace-Fossil Systematics 11. Chapter 4. The Ichnofacies Paradigm 12. Chapter 5. The Ichnofabric Concept 13. Chapter 6. Sequence Stratigraphy 14. Chapter 7. Ichnostratigraphy 15. Chapter 8. Microbioerosion 16. Chapter 9. Methodology and Techniques 17. Chapter 10. Marine Invertebrate Neoichnology 18. Chapter 11. Glacial Environments 19. Chapter 12. Fluvial Environments 20. Chapter 13. Lacustrine Environments 21. Chapter 14. Eolian Environments 22. Chapter 15. Rocky Shorelines 23. Chapter 16. Estuaries 24. Chapter 17. Deltas 25. Chapter 18. Tidal Flats and Subtidal Sand Bodies 26. Chapter 19. Shorefaces 27. Chapter 20. Slopes 28. Chapter 21. Deep-Sea Fans 29. Chapter 22. Hemipelagic and Pelagic Basin Plains 30. Chapter 23. Shallow-Marine Carbonates 31. Chapter 24. Reefs and Mounds 32. Chapter 25. Chalk and Related Deep-Marine Carbonates 33. Chapter 26. Mixed Siliciclastic/Carbonate Systems 34. Chapter 27. Porosity and Permeability in Bioturbated Sediments 35. Chapter 28. Carbonate Aquifers 36. Epilogue 37. Index
Integration of ichnological information into sedimentological models, and vice versa, is one of the main means by which we can improve our understanding of ancient depositional environments. Mainly intended for sedimentologists, this book aims to make ichnological methods as part of facies interpretation more popular, providing an analytical review of the ichnology of all major depositional environments and the use of ichnology in biostratigraphic and sequence stratigraphic analysis.
It starts with an introduction to the historical aspect of ichnology, introducing common concepts and methods, and then continues with parts treating the main depositional systems from continental, shallow-marine and deep-marine siliciclastics, and marine carbonates. The last part is dedicated to the ichnology in hydrocarbon reservoir and aquifer characterization.
1. Cover image 2. Title page 3. Table of Contents 4. Copyright 5. Dedication 6. Contributors 7. Preface 8. Chapter 1. A History of Ideas in Ichnology 9. Chapter 2. Ichnotaxonomy 10. Chapter 3. Trace-Fossil Systematics 11. Chapter 4. The Ichnofacies Paradigm 12. Chapter 5. The Ichnofabric Concept 13. Chapter 6. Sequence Stratigraphy 14. Chapter 7. Ichnostratigraphy 15. Chapter 8. Microbioerosion 16. Chapter 9. Methodology and Techniques 17. Chapter 10. Marine Invertebrate Neoichnology 18. Chapter 11. Glacial Environments 19. Chapter 12. Fluvial Environments 20. Chapter 13. Lacustrine Environments 21. Chapter 14. Eolian Environments 22. Chapter 15. Rocky Shorelines 23. Chapter 16. Estuaries 24. Chapter 17. Deltas 25. Chapter 18. Tidal Flats and Subtidal Sand Bodies 26. Chapter 19. Shorefaces 27. Chapter 20. Slopes 28. Chapter 21. Deep-Sea Fans 29. Chapter 22. Hemipelagic and Pelagic Basin Plains 30. Chapter 23. Shallow-Marine Carbonates 31. Chapter 24. Reefs and Mounds 32. Chapter 25. Chalk and Related Deep-Marine Carbonates 33. Chapter 26. Mixed Siliciclastic/Carbonate Systems 34. Chapter 27. Porosity and Permeability in Bioturbated Sediments 35. Chapter 28. Carbonate Aquifers 36. Epilogue 37. Index
