PGEG 225 Stratigraphy (2+2)

History of stratigraphy – Stratigraphic nomenclature – Biostratigraphy – Unconformity – Dating and Correlation Techniques – Concepts of stratigraphic studies – Sequence Stratigraphy and sea level changes – Stratigraphy of Egypt – Stratigraphic maps – Study of important microfossils – Sedimentary Basins: Extensional Basins, Compressional Regime Basins, and Strike Slip Basins.