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Keith W. Abineri, West Borough, Wimborne, Dorset, UK: THE EXAMINATION OF MICROFOSSILS, NANNOFOSSILS AND OTHER MICROSCOPICAL OBJECTS USING CELLULOSE LACQUER ROCK PEELS.
G. Kent Colbath (1985): A comparison of palynological extraction techniques using samples from the Silurian Bainbridge formation, Missouri, U.S.A. Abstract, Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 44: 153-164.
S. Ellin and D. McLean (1994):
The
use of microwave heating in hydrofluoric acid digestions for palynological preparations.
PDF file, Palynology 18.
Snapshot provided by the Internet Archive´s Wayback Machine.
See also
here.
C. Geyer et al. (2023):
Collecting
in situ/adhered pollen from fossil compressed angiosperm flowers. Abstract,
Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 310.
See also
here
(in PDF).
O.R. Green (2013): A Manual of Practical Laboratory and Field Techniques in Palaeobiology. Google books.
O.R. Green: Extraction Techniques for Palaeobotanical and Palynological Material. Abstract, pp 256-287. A Manual of Practical Laboratory and Field Techniques in Palaeobiology.
! F Grímsson et al. (2021): How to extract and analyze pollen from internal organs and exoskeletons of fossil insects? Open access, STAR protocols, 2.
Klaus Henkel: Pollen sammeln und präparieren. PDF file, in German.
C. Heunisch, Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR),
Geozentrum Hannover:
Ein
"Sekundenkleber" für Rezentpollen
(in German).
Snapshot provided by the Internet Archive´s Wayback Machine.
K. Holt et al. (2011):
Progress
towards an automated trainable pollen location and classifier system for use
in the palynology laboratory. In PDF,
Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 167: 175-183.
See also
here.
Jan Jansonius,
GSC-Calgary, Calgary, Alberta:
Review: Jones, T. P., and N. P. Rowe (editors), 1999.
Fossil
Plants and Spores: Modern Techniques. Book review.
The link is to a version archived by the Internet Archive´s Wayback Machine.
! T.P. Jones and Nick P. Rowe (eds.), Google Books
(some pages are ommitted):
Fossil plants and spores:
modern techniques.
Published by Geological Society, 1999,
396 pages. Excellent! Click:
"Preview
the book".
Go to page 47:
Light microscopy of
fossil pollen and spores.
LRC Core Facility, Limnological Research Center,
University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis (website saved by the Internet Archive´s Wayback Machine):
Floral and faunal components,
Pollen prep flow chart (HTML website),
Pollen processing (in PDF), and
Quantitative pollen spike.
Procedure writeups (PDF files).
Paolo Mandrioli (2000): Method for sampling and counting airborne pollen and fungal spores. PDF file, saved by the Internet Archive´s Wayback Machine.
K. Matsuoka, Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Science
Faculty of Fisheries,
Nagasaki University, and Y. Fukoyo Asian Natural Environmental Science Center,
University of Tokyo (2000):
Technical
guide for modern dinoflagellate cyst study.
PDF file.
This expired link
is available through the Internet Archive´s
Wayback Machine.
J.H. McAndrews, from CAP Newsletter 21: 23, 1998 (start on PDF-page 23): Palynological Myths: Monitoring Contamination of Fossil Pollen Preparations.
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L. Muriale et al. (1996):
Fatality
due to acute fluoride poisoning following dermal contact with hydrofluoric acid in
a palynology laboratory. Free access,
Journal of the British Occupational Hygiene Society, 40: 705-710.
!
"... The fatality
described below highlights the potential for relatively small quantities of
concentrated hydrofluoric acid to produce acute systemic toxicity and it is clear
that laboratory personnel underestimated the risks ..."
Jeffrey M. Osborn: Palynology (PDF file).
! School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford, United Kingdom:
Fossil
Pollen Preparation
A brief tutorial (PDF file). See also
here
(equipment).
These expired links
are available through the Internet Archive´s
Wayback Machine.
M. Özcan et al. (2012): Possible hazardous effects of hydrofluoric acid and recommendations for treatment approach: a review. In PDF, Clinical Oral Investigations, 16: 15–23. See also here.
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Karl J. Reinhard, University of Nebraska, Lincoln:
Palynology
techniques for archaeology and geosciences.
Extracting pollen from a variety of substrates, including consolidated geological deposits.
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J.B. Riding and J.E. Kyffin-Hughes (2011): A direct comparison of three palynological preparation techniques. In PDF, Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 167: 212–221. See also here (abstract).
! J.B. Riding et al. (2007): An effective palynological preparation procedure using hydrogen peroxide. PDF file, Palynology, 31 19-36. See also here (abstract).
! James B. Riding and Jane E. Kyffin-Hughes (2004):
A review oft the laboratory
preparation of palynomorphs with a description of an effective non-acid technique.
PDF file, Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia, 7: 13-44. Including a
review of laboratory techniques on page 2.
A version archived by the Internet Archive´s Wayback Machine.
Louise Rowell:
Palynomorph
retention on clothing under differing conditions. Thesis, University of Western Australia Library.
Go to:
Materials
and Methods. PDF file.
These expired links
are available through the Internet Archive´s
Wayback Machine.
J.D. Schiffbauer and S. Xiao (2009):
Novel
application of focused ion beam electron microscopy (FIB-EM) in preparation and analysis of
microfossil ultrastructures: A new view of complexity in early …. PDF file,
Palaios, 24: 616-626.
Snapshot archived by the Internet Archive´s Wayback Machine.
Bruce G. Smith, Louisiana State University (with assistance by Brett Fitzgerald and Laura Quinn): Teacher Experiencing Antarctica, Procedures for Palynological Sample Preparation. Powerpoint presentation (13.7 MB), provided by the Internet Archive´s Wayback Machine.
J. Stevenson and S.G. Haberle (2005):
Macro
Charcoal Analysis: A modified technique used by the Department of
Archaeology and Natural History. Free access,
PalaeoWorks Technical Report, 5.
Still available via Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
See also
here.
A. Traverse (2007):
Paleopalynology
(2nd ed.),
Springer. Provided by Google books. See especially:
!
Palynological
Laboratory Techniques (in PDF).
D. Uhl et al. (2021): Menatanthus mosbruggeri gen. nov. et sp. nov. – A flower with in situ pollen tetrads from the Paleocene maar lake of Menat (Puy-de-Dôme, France). Free access, Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, 101: 51–58.
Gonzalo Vidal (1988):
A Palynological Preparation Method.
Abstract, Palynology, 12: 215-220.
U. Villanueva-Amadoz et al. (2012):
Focused
ion beam nano-sectioning and
imaging: a new method in characterisation of
palaeopalynological remains. In PDF,
Grana, 51: 1–9. See also
here.
James M. White,
Geological Survey of Canada,
Calgary (Highlights from Recent CAP Newsletters):
Differential
Sorting of Palynomorphs During Preparation:
Some Useful Research Topics.
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D. Yeloff and C. Hunt (2005): Fluorescence microscopy of pollen and spores: a tool for investigating environmental change. Abstract, Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology.
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