541-0007/04 – Historical Geology (HG)
| Gurantor department | Department of Geological Engineering | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2006/2007 | Year of cancellation | 2022/2023 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
One of the major objectives of historical geology is to describe the history of the Earth from its inception to the present. Knowledge and explanation how to recognise geological time and the use of stratigraphy, and paleontology to tell the sequence of these events.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
Fundamental rules and principles of historical geology. Absolute and relative age. Stratigraphic scales and their units. Stratotypes. Classification of sedimentation environments. Paleogeographic maps and palinspastic schemes. Genesis of the Earth and its early history. The Precambrian, its particularities, possibilities of division and developmental rules. Classical areas of the Precambrian and the Bohemian Massif. The Phanerozoic, developmental stages, major events, characteristics of classical areas and equivalent deposits in the territory of the Czech Republic.
Compulsory literature:
Gradstein, F.M. et al.(2004): Geologic Time Scale 2004. - Cambridge University Press.
Nichols, G. (1999): Stratigraphy and Sedimentology. – Blackwell Publishing, 355 s. Oxford
Press, F., Siever, R. (1998): Understanding Earth - sekond edition. - W.H.Freeman and Copany, New York
Stanley SM. 2005. Earth Systém History. W.H.Freeman and Company, New York, 567 s.
Recommended literature:
Gradstein, F.M. et al.(2004): Geologic Time Scale 2004. - Cambridge University Press.
Nichols, G. (1999): Stratigraphy and Sedimentology. – Blackwell Publishing, 355 s. Oxford
Press, F., Siever, R. (1998): Understanding Earth - sekond edition. - W.H.Freeman and Copany, New York
Stanley SM. 2005. Earth Systém History. W.H.Freeman and Company, New York, 567 s.
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Active attendance at the seminars.Individual or team Seminar paper.Awarding of credit. Examination.
E-learning
Other requirements
The study of recommended literature.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Current Refinements of Stratigraphy
Biostratigraphy
Absolute Age Dating
Major Events in Earth History
Origin of the Earth
Early Development of the Continents
Plate Tectonics & Earth History
Origin & Evolution of Life
Precambrian
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction