Robert Masterman Stainforth (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! R. M. Stainforth (known usually as Charles) (October 5, 1915 - September 30, 2002) was a micropaleontologist and stratigrapher best known for his innovative work on the application of planktonic foraminifera to worldwide stratigraphic correlation. His work was based on the microfauna and stratigraphy of South America, especially as related to petroleum geology. Born in Kingston-upon-Hull in East Yorkshire, Stainforth studied at the Royal School of Mines in London, where he earned a 'Bachelor of Science in the Technology of Oil' in 1938. Upon graduation he was offered a position as a paleontologist at Pointe-a-Pierre in Trinidad working for Trinidad Leaseholds Ltd. Those working at the laboratory, including Stainforth, had a great influence on the study of stratigraphy in the years that followed.