Paleontology Course
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to paleontology, covering fieldwork techniques, fossil analysis, and public communication skills to understand ancient life and environments.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Paleontology Course delivers a focused, hands-on path from field to lab to public outreach. Learn to read maps and stratigraphic columns, design efficient field programs, log sections, and sample fossils systematically. Build skills in taphonomy, paleoecology, biostratigraphy, and geochemical analysis, then translate your results into clear reports, digital datasets, and engaging fossil trail materials.
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Develop skills
- Design paleontology fieldwork: mapping, strat logging, sampling, and safety.
- Analyze fossil assemblages to infer paleoecology, climate, and environments.
- Apply taphonomy and sedimentology to interpret preservation and burial history.
- Use lab and biostrat methods to date strata and build high-resolution timelines.
- Create clear, public-ready fossil trail panels from technical geological data.
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