LINKS TO MOSTLY COMMERCIAL VENDORS

Please inform the AASP WebMaster at webmaster@palynology.org if you know of other sites that should be added below. There is no charge for listing.

Book suppliers

  • Balogh Scientific Books -- New and used books on geology, botany, zoology, ecology, etc. Has online ordering service.

  • Koeltz Scientific Books -- Data base contains approx. 30,000 items, mainly botanical books and some zoological.

  • NHBS Ltd -- A central resource for environmental and natural history books. Has a database of 100,000+ titles including paleobotany and palynology.

  • Vedams Books International -- Website features detailed descriptions of academic books published in India on a wide range of subjects including an extensive section on Geological Sciences. Also lists the entire catalogue of the Geological Survey of India.

Chemical suppliers

  • Central Chemical Consulting -- Central Chemical Consulting has a web site with information on LST heavy liquid and other low toxicity heavy liquids for mineral and material density separations. These liquids have use in paleontology and related fields. The site has a good product FAQ for those interested. More information is available by e-mail on central@chem.com.au
    or from:

    Dr Vincent A. Patrick, Managing Director
    Central Chemical Consulting Pty Ltd
    PO Box 40, Karrinyup WA 6921, Australia
    vince@chem.com.au
    Tel: +61 8 9447 8982
    Fax: +61 8 9447 8974

Computer

  • BugWare -- BugWare is a Windows 95 program designed to capture paleontological data and create charts and graphs from the data. Data can be input via mouse click, keyboard, and digipad. A voice input module is under development. Range charts are created via a powerful interface with MS Excel. Various types of charts can be created directly from BugWare to Excel, including graphical (variable width bars, sawtooth curves, histograms), letters (A=abundant, C=common, etc.), or numeric (raw data counts). Charts may also include electric logs, paleobathymetry curves, and several other features. BugWare software can be downloaded from the web site url below, and users are encouraged to participate in a free listserver dedicated to technical support, update announcements, etc. See examples of the user interface and charts at: http://www.bugware.com
    Pricing:
    • Commercial use: $1000.00/user
    • Government use: 250.00/user
    • Academic use: Free!
    Download url: http://www.bugware.com/Files
    Feel free to contact Mitch Covington at mitch@bugware.com for more information.

  • PALYNODATA is an exhaustive database of pre-Quaternary palynological information and is the largest database of its kind in the world. The data is the result of abstracting from over 20,000 publications, and includes biostratigraphic, taxonomic, bibliographic and paleogeographic information. It has over a million individual records from over 125,000 different taxa. Fees apply and are payable to the Palynodata consortium.
    CONTACT:

  • PAZ Software -- Macintosh software for range-charting, counting, and other palynological/geological applications.
    BIOSTRAT-PAK by PAZ Software is an interactive biostratigraphical analysis and data visualization package. It consists of a group of associated applications including biostratigraphic analysis and range charting software (WellPlot), data collection and quality assurance (Counter), interactive taxon data retrieval (LookUp), optimum sequence ranking and scaling of stratagraphic events (RC-RASC), and cross-plotting of associated events (ShawPlot). Many data filters and utilities are provided with the software package.
    Associated applications that interact with WellPlot output or help prepare and plot geological data are sold separately based on individual need. This sales method keeps price down for the student or academic who does not have access to log or dipmeter data, etc. and may only need to make abundance type pollen diagrams.
    BIOSTRAT-PAK is designed to be integrated with commonly available Macintosh applications. Along with a PICT-type graphics application and a database application, BIOSTRAT-PAK can become the keystone element in an integrated stratigraphic analysis computing solution for the Macintosh computer platform.
    Complete software descriptions are provided at the web site or contact Pierre Zippi at paz@airmail.net

  • StrataData Ltd -- work mainly in the oil sector and are leaders in software development and data management for biostratigraphy and chemostratigraphy. StrataData Ltd provides the following services:
    • StrataBugs: biostratigraphy software
    • Biostratigraphy: analyses and data management
    • Chemostratigraphy: analyses and interpretation
    For further information please contact StrataData Ltd at: Email: StrataData@dial.pipex.com or, 17 The Bothy, Ottershaw Park, Chobham Road, Ottershaw, Surrey KT16 0QG, UK. Phone/Fax: +44 (0)1932 872041.

Other Products

  • Pangea UK -- For palynology products that are overpriced or hard to locate. I run a small business that manufactures geology products for education and research. I would be grateful if you could suggest any Palynology products that you have difficulty in obtaining or that you feel are over priced. Thanking you in anticipation. David Simpson, Pangea UK, 185 Oxford Road, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 8AL, U.K., e-mail: Pangea@Compuserve.com

  • Lycopodium clavatum tablets are used for spiking preparations in order to determine absolute abundances of palynomorphs. They are used extensively in Quaternary studies but are becoming increasingly popular in Pre-Quaternary analyses. The World's sole manufacturer and distributor is the Department of Quaternary Geology at the University of Lund, Sweden, which gives instructions on ordering. Additional information on Lycopodium clavatum tablets is available on the Canadian Association of Palynologists website here.

Consulting

  • International Stratigraphic Consultants. Strategically located in Perth, Australia, ISC offers expert biostratigraphic services throughout South East Asia and Australia. The ISC directors each have over 20 years experience in their respective fields and over 15 years experience in the South East Asia region including Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, PNG, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
    Stratigraphic Services provided by ISC include Biostratigraphic Analysis, Environmental Analysis, Facies Analysis, Source Rock Analysis, Kerogen Typing, TAI, Regional Stratigraphy, Geochemistry and Petrology.

  • LPP Foundation - Laboratory of Palaeobotany and Palynology -- Services to industry and academia include palynological consulting, short courses, paleoecology, bistratigraphy, biosteering, organic matter analysis, and databasing and charting.

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Update 21 February 2000.