1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	15
Practicum	30

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

A short historical review. The tasks of micropaleontology. Samplings, methods of preparation. The ways of fossilisation, optical methods and ways of observation of the microfossils; Morphology, organization, ways of life and the taxonomy (foraminifera; ostracodes; calpionellids, conodonts; calcareous algae; calcareous nannoplankton; radiolaria; marine diatoms; silicoflagellates; dinoflagellates; spores and pollen) and the evolution of the most important groups of microfossils in the geological time and space. The importance of the microfossils in biostratigraphy, paleoecology and oil exploration.

1. Haq, B. U. & Boersma, A.: Introduction to Marine Micropaleontology, Elsevier, New York, 1998.
2. Bignot, G.: Elements of Micropalaeontology, Graham & Trotman Lim., London 1985.
3. Riding, R. : Calcareous Algae and Stromatolites. Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1991.

Enrollment :
Passed : General paleontology
Passed : Physical geology

Mandatory course - Regular study - Geology