Biostratigraphy and Biostratigraphers

[Robinson Peter <robinsp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My turn:
	I agree with some of the recent comments about the value of 
biostratigraphy to exploration and many other issues. However the hope 
that academia will really help out may be misplaced. There is so much 
pressure for academics to be on the "cutting edge" that many departments 
look down on good alpha level paleontology. Even in those departments 
that do not, there is a strong pressure to publish and the work may not 
be as carefully carried out as it should be. 
	One can hope
	Yours
	Peter Robinson

Peter ROBINSON
Geology Section
University of Colorado Museum
Boulder, Colorado 80309-0315
(303) 492-5211
Fax: (303) 492-5105