Chapter 1 Biology and evolutionary history of larger benthic foraminifera

摘要: Publisher Summary Larger foraminifera are biologically complex and highly versatile. They both robust but can be specialized therefore sensitive to their environment. Their study provides, as a result, considerable insights into evolutionary process well the major geological mechanisms associated with extinction recovery. also have continue occupy very important ecological niche of being reef-forming group. The worldwide distribution carbonate biota, especially reef contains information on environmental factors, including oceanographic parameters, which control this most habitats. patterns niche, over different time slices, provides valuable how climate Earth has evolved in past 350 Ma. Finally, carbonate-rich shallow marine environments favored by larger those that may give rise economically vital deposits oil gas. So now central our ability date, correlate analyze sedimentary basins key economic well-being world. A detailed understanding taxonomy is essential, therefore, for any applied biostratigraphic analysis.