QUANTITATIVE BIOSTRATIGRAPHY
INTRODUCTION
•Quantitative Biostratigraphy - Quantitative methods applied to solve
biostratigraphic problems and to estimate stratigraphic ranges of fossil
taxa.
•Methods of quantitative stratigraphy combine mathematical logic (e.g.
statistic analyses) with stratigraphic principles (e.g., law of
superposition of strata; speciation, possible acme, and extinction of
taxa) allowing the user to retain full control over input and results.
•Conventional biostratigraphy often lacks direct integration between
individual microfossil groups, and rarely gives insight in the actual
geographic distributions of taxa and zones.
•Conventional methods are also poorly suited to integrate records in
zonation, and lack a standardized recording and retrieval procedure.
