Academic Catalog

GEOE525 BIOSTRATIGRAPHY

Course Code: 5640525
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Geological Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. SEVÝNÇ ALTINER
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Review of basic concepts and principles of biostratigraphy. Study of the different biostratigraphic models of invertebrate fossils in Paleozoic and Mesozoic. Correlation and calibration of the Turkish biostratigraphic units with the standard zonation schemes.