Abstract
Paleosols are an important component of the terrestrial stratigraphic record and are increasingly utilized in stratigraphic analyses and paleoenvironmental and paleoclimate reconstructions. This chapter is designed to be accessible to students and researchers who are new to the study of paleosols. The topics discussed here are particularly relevant to sedimentologists, stratigraphers, and paleoclimatologists who wish to incorporate paleosol data into their research. We review methods for identifying, describing, and classifying paleosols. Modern soil features are described and related to their paleosol counterparts, and recommendations are made for streamlining field descriptions of paleosols without sacrificing valuable data used in paleoenvironmental and paleoclimate reconstructions. Finally, we discuss soil and paleosol classification systems, assess their applicability to paleosols, and evaluate their potential drawbacks.
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