The course offers to the students of the Faculty of the Environment a wide range of information on fossil biota and palaeocoenosis. Modern methods of palaeontological research (ancient DNA analysis, isotopic age determination, electron microscopy utilization, ichnocoenosis study, palaeopalynology) and their application to palaeoecological context research will be presented. On the seminars students will be, in the form of practical tasks, familiar with basic methods of fossil preparation, they learn how to put together the carbonate curve, using data from the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin and how to extrapolate the results with known palaeodata, they will also learn about the young fossil material determination, using AMS method - matter spectrometry with the tandem accelerator, about separation and plotting of DNA genome bases, etc. Specialized field trips will be an integral part of the course, too.
- Učitel: Vít Koutecký