Talk:Micropaleontology

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OK, now I'm starting to doubt... is it Palaeo or paleo?? Always thought it was palaeo.


 * There's a straightforward answer to this - paleo is the American spelling, palaeo the English. I prefer the English option, because I am (English), that's how I was taught, and I think (bit rusty here) it's more accurate given the classical etymology. However, I've noticed that aeos get edited to eos anyway (I guess the majority of Wikipedians are from the US?), so would tend to let it go.... The Contributing FAQ suggests consistency is most important here.  NickW 21:58, 2 Oct 2004 (UTC)

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In the "Applications of micropaleontology" section, some info appears to have been left out of this sentence:

Across vast areas of the ocean floor, the shells of planktonic micro-organisms sinking from surface waters provide the dominant source of sediment, and they continuously accumulate (typically at rates of 20–50 million per million years).

The statement above is meaningless without the knowing the area over which count is made. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mmmeiss (talk • contribs) 17:11, 17 March 2017 (UTC)