This atlas gives a comprehensive account on the benthic foraminiferal fauna in the China Seas, especially on the Bohai and the Yellow Seas. Details of about 183 species, subjected to 5 orders, 52 families and 92 genera are included. For each species there is a brief description of the morphological characteristics, synonymised names, measurements and geographical distribution worldwide, as well as a top-level elegant plate illustrated the fossil and live specimens. It could be used as a reference book for researchers working at marine biology, marine geology, micropaleontology, paleoceanography, paleobiology and related fields.
| ISBN: | 9783662538760 |
| Publication date: | 16th December 2016 |
| Author: | Yanli Lei, Tiegang Li |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 399 pages |
| Series: | Springer Geology |
| Genres: |
Palaeontology Oceanography (seas and oceans) Developmental biology Hydrology and the hydrosphere |