Interpreting the Stratigraphic Record

By Donald R. Prothero

Interpreting the Stratigraphic Record reflects the tremendous changes that have taken place in the discipline of stratigraphy in recent years. It covers the classical principles of lithostratigraphy and biostratigraphy, still the core of the discipline. New subjects include: geochronology - the use of radioactive decay to determine absolute age; many new techniques - particularly seismic stratigraphy, magnetic stratigraphy, and isotope stratigraphy; and the interpretation of depositional environments.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0716718545
• ISBN13: 9780716718543
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Co.
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 0.8" x 9.0"