School of Science - Department of Geology

0305701 Micropaleontology

• Course Description :A comprehensive course dealing with fossil micro-organisms such as: Foraminifera: structures, origin, shape, aperturers, wall composition, mode of life, selected families and genera for analyzing, history & Age. Ostracoda: Structures, classification, ecology, stratigraphic range, methods of study-post Paleozoic ostracodes. Pollen & Spores: general structures, classification, morphology, & stratigarphic palynology. Three days field trip to important stratigraphic sites in the Aqaba-Madawwara districts.
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• Credit Hour : (3 Credit Hours)
• Department : Geology
• Program :
• Course Level :Master
• Course Outline :

  Paleontology_0305701.pdf