GEOL1023-1 : Palynology - advanced course on Paleozoic spores

GEOL1023-1

Palynology - advanced course on Paleozoic spores

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS)		3
Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS)		3
Master in geology (120 ECTS)		4
Master in geology (60 ECTS)		4

Lecturer :

Philippe Steemans

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

*Introduction *Systematic - Part I(Cryptospore tetrads) *Systematic - Part II(Cryptospore dyads) *Systematic - Part III(Cryptospore monads) *Systematic - Part IV(Silurian to Devonian trilete spores) *Biostratigraphy - Part I(Ordovician - Sil/Dev) *Biostratigraphy - Part II(Devonian) *Production & dispersal (Generalities) *Biodiveristy, palaeoecology, palaeogeography (Miospores) *Biodiveristy, palaeoecology, palaeogeography (Megaspores) *New Devonian palynological data from NW Gondwana *Conclusion

Learning outcomes of the course :

Courses for students making their final study palynology or wanting realize a doctoral thesis in palynology

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

geological and sedimentological bases

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

face-to-face