This is a new and completely rewritten edition of the well-known text "Microfossils" (first published in 1980) covering all the major microfossil groups, with information on taxonomy, phylogeny, ecology and palaeoecology.particular attention is given to the uses of microfossils in environmental reconstruction and biostratigraphynumerous line and half-tone illustrationsemphasis on practical applications of micropalaeontologyonly student-friendly micropaleontology text available