Early British students of modern foraminifera: Carpenter and Williamson
Early British students of modern foraminifera: Carpenter and Williamson
Most early workers in the field of foraminifera were learned gentlemen with great curiosity and broad interests who pursued microscopy as a hobby. Through their careful observations, Carpenter and Williamson laid the foundations of our understanding of morphology, growth plans and wall structure. They made their observations at a time when the zoological affinities of foraminifera were still under discussion. Because of the variability of form they took a broad view of taxonomic relationships, especially of genera and species, which strongly influenced later workers.
benthic foraminifera, growth plans, wall structure, carbonate sediments
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Murray, J.W.
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2012
Murray, J.W.
3985aa41-1e0e-4504-ab90-e31a00c33c38
Murray, J.W.
(2012)
Early British students of modern foraminifera: Carpenter and Williamson.
Journal of Micropalaeontology, 31 (2), .
(doi:10.1144/?0262-821X11-035).
Abstract
Most early workers in the field of foraminifera were learned gentlemen with great curiosity and broad interests who pursued microscopy as a hobby. Through their careful observations, Carpenter and Williamson laid the foundations of our understanding of morphology, growth plans and wall structure. They made their observations at a time when the zoological affinities of foraminifera were still under discussion. Because of the variability of form they took a broad view of taxonomic relationships, especially of genera and species, which strongly influenced later workers.
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Published date: 2012
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benthic foraminifera, growth plans, wall structure, carbonate sediments
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Paleooceanography & Palaeoclimate
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