The College of Science in the Department of Geology discussed a Doctoral thesis titled A study of micropaleontology in the southern Iraqi marshes Systematic and Environmental for  student Saba Qassim Kalkhan the thesis aims to . Classification of micropaleontology of spores, pollens and some species of Foraminiferal and identification of climatic changes during the late Holocene period based on some species of pollen and spores that were recorded in this study as well as determination of Sediment texture and total
organic carbon content TOC% of sediments in the studied area