Microforaminifera

[Lavrick]

I would like to learn more about microforaminifera in a general way. and I would like to understand how microforaminifera would be seperated from marine sedaments.

[barretttomlinson]

Hi,

You seem to be interested in small fossils that are found in a large variety of marine sediments of various ages. Here is a brief overview that might be useful:
http://www.geo.arizona.edu/palynology/ppforam.html

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/people/klf ... ossils.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foraminifera

Here is an outline of a lecture on micropaleontology that has lots of terms that you can use to search further:

http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:KM7 ... clnk&gl=us

These seem to be important in studying the geologic history of sediments. Here are a few recent scientific papers that used them:

http://striweb.si.edu/publications/PDFs ... dingJL.pdf

http://www.doiserbia.nbs.bg.ac.yu/img/d ... 64063E.pdf

This looks like a huge subject to dive into that could keep you busy for a lifetime. I hope these resources let you stick your toes into it. Have fun!

Barrett Tomlinson

[barretttomlinson]

Hi,

If your interest in micro foraminifera extends to trying to isolate them from field samples and examining them microscopically then you may be interested in this link:

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/Snyder&Huber.html

This sounds like the start of a really fantastic science fair project!!!

Best regards,

Barrett Tomlinson