541-0014/05 – Paleontology (P)
| 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 | winter |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2016/2017 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Knowledge and explanation how to recognise the common morphological features of the fossil plants and animals. Identification of the fossils in the paleontological system.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
The course is devoted to the basics of paleontology. Explain the origin and preservation of fossils. Students are acquainted with basic systematic phytopaleontology, the importance of Protozoa and overview of the classification of Metazoa.
Compulsory literature:
CLARKSON E.N.K.: Invertebrate paleontology and evolution. Blackwell, New York, 1998.
JAIN S.: Fundamentals of Invertebrate Palaeontology. Springer, 2016.
HARPER D., Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record, John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
WOODS H. Palaeontology Invertebrate, Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Recommended literature:
CLARKSON E.N.K. Invertebrate paleontology and evolution. Blackwell, New York, 1998.
DONALD R. PROTHERO. Bringing Fossils to Life. 3rd Edition. Columbia University Press, 2013.
PROTHERO D. R., Bringing Fossils to Life: An Introduction to Paleobiology: McGraw-Hill, Boston, 2nd edition, 2003.
SARASWATI PRATUL KUMAR, SRINIVASAN M.S., Micropaleontology, Principles and Applications. Springer, 2016,.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Test.
E-learning
Other requirements
The study of recommended literature.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to palaeontology.
2. Fossilization.
3. Procaryota.
4. Algobionta.
5. Cormobionta.
6. Protozoa.
7. Archaeocyatha.
8. Porifera.
9. Coelenterata & Vermes.
10. Arthropoda & Mollusca.
11. Bryozoa & Brachiopoda.
12. Echinodermata & Hemichordata.
13. Chordata (Vertebrata).
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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