Syllabus
1.Introduction to geobiology 2.Fossil ecosystems - methods of study
Differences between recent and fossil ecosystems
Postmortal and diagenetic changes in ecosystems
Extraordinary preservation of fossil ecosystems" Lagerstatten
Paleobiological proxies in reconstruction of fossil ecosystem
Geochemical proxies in reconstruction of fossil ecosystem
Sedimentological proxies in reconstruction of fossil ecosystem 3.Principles of molecular paleobiology 4.Principles of geomicrobiology
Annotation
Introduction to geobiology, differences between recent and fossil ecosystems, proxies for recontruction of fossil ecosystems, principles of molecular paleobiology and geomicrobiology