Study program:
Paleontology (VII semester -MsC) |
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Name of subject: Paleobotany |
Instructors:
Prof. Zorica Lazarević |
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Status: Compulsory |
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ECTS: 4 |
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Prerequisites: - |
Course Objectives:
The goal of this course is to acquire knowledge about basic groups of fossil plants, as well as their significance for further paleoecological and biostratigraphic research. |
Learning Outcomes:
Acquiring knowledge about fossil plants, the emergence of first land plants, the evolution of plant life and diversification. |
Content:
Theory teaching
Bacteria and blue-green algae. red algae, green algae, brown algae, charophytae. chrysophytes, pyrophytes and diatoms. acritarchae and chitinozoe. Fungi. The first plants that invade the land. Propteridophyta; Rhynia layers. Lycopsida. Equisetopsida. Ferns. Progymnospermopsida. Paleozoic and Mesozoic gymnospermae (Pinophyta). The first occurrence and spread of the angiosperms (Magnoliphyta). Kenozoic paleofloras. Practical teaching
Work with concrete fossil material. Identification of certain groups of fossil plants and their identification. |
Suggested Reading List:
- Mihajlović Đ., 2000: Paleobotanika. – skrpita, Rudarsko-geološki fakultet, Beograd.
- Stewart W. N. Rothwell G. W., 1993: Paleobotany and the Evolution of Plants., Cambridge University, 521, Cambridge.
- K.J. Niklas., 1997: The Evolutionary Biology of Plants. - The University og Chicago Press, Chicago
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Conduct of the Course:
Lectures with contemporary visual presentations. At practical classes students gain skills in distinguishing particular groups of plants; and practice identification and recognization the most important taxa. |
Fund hours:
| Lectures |
Exercises |
Other forms of teaching |
Study research |
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1 |
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0 |
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Assessment:
| Final Exam |
ECTS |
| Oral Exam | 70 |
| Classwork Assessment |
ECTS |
| Class Participationа | 5 | | Practical Classes | 5 | | Seminars | 20 |
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Additional Assessment Criteria: - |
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