Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in geology, research focus | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The aim of this course is fundamentally practical and constitutes a preparation for research in the field of Paleozoic Paleopalynology. It is a detailed introduction to various aspects of this research area such as biostratigraphic methods and taxonomy of spores and cryptospores. The main chapters of the course are:
*Introduction
*Sampling strategy.
*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 learning unit
Course intended for students interested in in-depth training in paleopalynology. It offers useful tools in the context of the completion of an end-of-study work in palynology or the completion of a doctoral thesis in this field.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
geological and sedimentological bases
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course comprises theoretical sessions and supervised practical sessions at the microscope.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Written work / report
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Attendance to both theoretical and practical course sessions is compulsory.
Contacts
cyrille.prestianni@uliege.be