Study program:
Geology (I semester -BsC) |
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Name of subject: Basics of Paleontology |
Instructors:
Prof. Zorica Lazarević |
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Status: Compulsory |
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ECTS: 2 |
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Prerequisites: - |
Course Objectives:
The goal of this course is to acquire knowledge about basic principles and methods of paleontology, types of fossils and fossilization, and methods of their study. |
Learning Outcomes:
Through this course, students gain knowledge of the importance of palaeontology and are able to apply acquired knowledge of fossils in geological explorations. |
Content:
Theory teaching
Definition and tasks of Paleontology. Organisms and environments. Fossils: characteristic fossils, perzistent fossils, facial fossils, problematic fossils and pseudofossils, subfossils, living fossils, ichnofossils. The notion of species and genus in paleontology. Paleontological and biological nomenclature. Philologeny and ontogeny. Origin and characteristics of fossil associations. Tafonomic processes and stages: biocenosis, tanatocenosis, necrocenosis, lyptocenosis, taphocenosis, orictocenosis. Preservation of fossils and the possibility of reconstruction. A review of biostratigraphically significant groups of fossil organisms. |
Suggested Reading List:
- Benton M., Harper D., 1997: Basic Paleontology. – Longman, 342, Essex.
- Clarkson E., 1998: Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution.-Blackwell Science, 1-452, London. B.A. Thomas, C.J. Cleal., 2000: Invasion of the Land. - National Museum of Wales
- Mitrović-Petrović J., Radulović V., 2004: Opšta paleontologija. – Rudarsko-geološki fakultet, 159, Beograd.
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Conduct of the Course:
Lectures are followed by contemporary visual presentations and acquaintance with fossil material from the palaeontological collection. The preparation of a colloquium is envisaged. |
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 | 70 |
| Classwork Assessment |
ECTS |
| Class Participationа | 5 | | Written tests | 25 |
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Additional Assessment Criteria: - |
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