GEOL0205-1 : Micropaleontology

Study Programmes 2016-2017

GEOL0205-1

Micropaleontology

Duration :

20h Th, 30h Pr

Number of credits :

Bachelor in geology		4

Lecturer :

Emmanuelle Javaux

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

chapter headings: * 1: introduction and fossilisation-taphonomy * next classses: acritarches-prasinophytes, dinoflagellates, chitinozoans and scolecodonts, foraminifers, ostracodes and other calcareous microfossil, siliceous microfossils and conodonts * last class: applications of micropaleontology (student presentations)

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

At the end of this class, the student will be able to identify the main microfossil groups, and to understand modern analytical methods in micropaleontology, and their applications in paleobiology, paleoecology, paleogeography, paleoclimatology, paleooceanography, astrobiology, biostratigraphy and lithogenesis.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

basic knwledge in geology and biology

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

observation of different microfossil groups with microscope and binocular, oral presentation of a scientific paper, and visit of palynology, thin section and Infra-red and raman mirospectroscopy laboratories

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

face to face