Study program:
Geology (II semester -PhD) |
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Name of subject: Neogene Paleontology and Paleoecology of Serbia |
Instructors:
Prof. Zorica Lazarević |
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Status: Optional |
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ECTS: 10 |
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Prerequisites: - |
Course Objectives:
The goal of this course is to acquire knowledge about fossil recordings, as well as conditions of environment and lifestyle of organisms during Neogene in Serbia; the conditions of their life and the paleoecological characteristics of the environment in which they lived. |
Learning Outcomes:
The student acquires knowledge about fossil organisms in Neogene, their way of life, development, as well as the characteristics of the environment they inhabited. |
Content:
Theory teaching
Paleoecological and tafonomic characteristics of the selected group of organisms. Morphofunctional analysis; Methods of analyzing paleoenvironments and their reconstruction - data collection and processing; Interpretation of data (creation of paleoenvironmental model). Practical teaching
Practical lessons are followed by lectures and are conceived as independent work by students on concrete fossil material. |
Suggested Reading List:
- Aktuelna literatura koja obrađuje odabranu grupu fosilnih organizama (članci, monografije).
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Conduct of the Course:
Practical work on concrete fossil collection and instructive examples. Study of appropriate literature. Independent conclusion on stratigraphic affiliation and paleoecological properties of studied fossil material. |
Fund hours:
| Lectures |
Exercises |
Other forms of teaching |
Study research |
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0 |
0 |
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Assessment:
| Final Exam |
ECTS |
| Oral Exam | 50 |
| Classwork Assessment |
ECTS |
| Practical Classes | 20 | | Seminars | 30 |
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Additional Assessment Criteria: - |
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