Microfossils and their Practical Applications serves the need for a modern micropaleontology text focused on practical applications of microfossils across all environments. Written by experienced palaeontologists, it presents an accessible introduction, emphasising problem-solving rather than taxonomy, and includes case studies illustrating microfossil applications from hydrocarbon exploration to the study of paleoclimates to archeological and forensic questions. It covers all major microfossil groups, from microorganisms to plants and animal fossils, in continental to deep-sea settings.It is intended as a textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate courses in micropaleontology or applied palaeontology and also provides a life-long reference for any �soft-rock� geologist, physical geographer, geoarchaeologist or paleobiologist.