在地球科学革命的早期,海洋地质学家不是地球物理学家就是微体古生物学家。他们对解释地磁异常、确定洋壳上沉积物的年代有着广泛的兴趣,同时他们也是海底扩张学说的积极支持者。而当时,沉积学家对数百米的远洋软泥所进行的描述都是徒劳的。因为那些软泥看起来很相似,任何一个中学毕业生都能进行描述。浮游生物会议每三年举行一次,这是微体古生物学家经常参加的国际会议。第一次会议 In the early days of Earth Science Revolution, marine geologists were either geophysicists or microbiologists. They have a broad interest in explaining geomagnetic anomalies and identifying sediments in the oceanic crust, and they are also active supporters of the theory of submarine expansion. At the time, sedimentologists’ descriptions of hundreds of meters of oceanic slime were futile. Because those slimes look similar, any secondary school graduate can describe it. The plankton conference is held every three years and is an international conference frequented by micro-organism paleontologists. The first meeting