Introductory Chapter: An Introduction to the stratigraphic setting of Paleozoic to Miocene deposits based on palaeoecology, facies analysis, chemostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy: Concepts and Meanings

This chapter introduces the research topics of the book : New insights into the stratigraphic setting of Paleozoic to Miocene deposits: case studies from the Persian Gulf, Peninsular Malaysia and south-eastern Pyrenees, published by Intech. in particular an introduction to the facies analysis and palaoecology and related concepts and methodologies and to the chemostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy, with the definition of the last accepted stratigraphic units and scales.