Paleoecology has undergone dynamic development in recent decades. Today, the focus of paleoecological research is no longer solely on reconstructing the abiotic environment, but primarily on the interactions between different organisms and between these organisms and their environment in structuring communities in geological history. This textbook provides a clear, understandable, and excellently illustrated introduction to the broad spectrum of paleoecology. It centers on the methods currently applied in paleoecology, which are described in detail and illustrated with numerous case studies from the literature. Paleoecology is the first German-language textbook that summarizes the predominantly English original literature on this topic. It is aimed at students of paleontology.