| Course title | Paleontology 2 |
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| Course code | KGE/OBPA2 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | unspecified |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1. History of palaeontology (world and Czech). 2. Fossils. Emergence and ways of fossils´preservation, essentials of taphonomy. 3. General taxonomy. 4. Palaeoecology. Definition. Abiotic factors of the environment. Populations. 5. Palaeoecology. Biocenoses. Ecosystems. Palaeoecological reconstructions of the life environment. 6. Methods of palaeoecological research. 7. Palaeobiogeography. 8. Biostratigraphy. 9. Geological action of organisms. Rock-forming activity of plants and animals (individual groups of organisms, main rock types). 10. Trace fossils. Intrduction to palaeoichnology. 11. Fundamentals of evolutionary biology. 12. Palaeontological periodicals.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Lecture
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course is focused to general principles of palaeontology.
The students should be able to: - describe the history of paleontology (world and Czech). - define principles of general taxonomy, - recall the terms paleoecology, abiotic factors of the environment, population, paleoecology, biocenose, ecosystem, - describe how paleoecological reconstructions of the environment are done - define methods of paleoecological research, paleobiogeography and biostratigraphy - describe the geological activity of organisms, rock-forming activity of plants and animals - explain the essentials of evolution biology - describe the organisation of paleontology in the Czech Republic, list the paleontological periodicals. |
| Prerequisites |
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Successful passing exam in the course Paleontology 1 (KGE/OBP1, KGE/OBPA2).
KGE/OBPA1 ----- or ----- KGE/OBP1 |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Written exam
The granting of the colloquium is necessary to demonstrate the ability of practical knowledge of basic organogenesis of rocks and rock-forming fossils. |
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