micropaleontology
Sign in to saveAlso known as micropalaeontology, micropalæontology, microfossils
thumb|280px|Marine microfossils: (diatom, [[ostracod, radiolarian, sponge spicule, radiolarian, planktonic foraminiferan (two), coccolith)]]
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Within Vinony's link graph, micropaleontology is referenced by 160 other articles, and connects out to biostratigraphy, paleontology and fossil.
It sits within the topics Branches of botany, Micropaleontology and Subfields of paleontology.
Its subject is documented across 23 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- paleontology
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- topic's main category
- Category:Microfossils
- Commons category
- Microfossils
- discoverer or inventor
- Alcide d'Orbigny
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Microfossils
- Areas of study
- Calcareous microfossils
- Phosphatic microfossils
- Siliceous microfossils
- Organic microfossils
- Methods
- Application of micropaleontology
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|280px|Marine microfossils: (diatom, [[ostracod, radiolarian, sponge spicule, radiolarian, planktonic foraminiferan (two), coccolith)]]
Micropaleontology (American spelling; spelled micropalaeontology in European usage) is the branch of paleontology (palaeontology) that studies microfossils, or fossils that require the use of a microscope to see the organism, its morphology and its characteristic details.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “micropaleontology” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.