The preparation of oriented thin sections in micropaleontology; an improved method for revealing the internal morphology of foraminifera and other microfossils

The use of a slow-setting, glass-clear plastic as an embedding medium provides accurate control over the orientation of a specimen and at the same time permits observation and photographing of morphological structures during sectioning. The technique is especially useful for very small specimens and has been applied successfully to both fossil and Recent foraminifera.