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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- 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.