G8300 Introduction to taphonomy

Faculty of Science
Spring 2002
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Šárka Hladilová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Ing. Šárka Hladilová, CSc.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Taphonomy: division, research subject
Biostratinomy - general characteristic
Biostratinomy of soft parts
Biostratinomy of hard parts
Origin of main types of thanatocoenoses
Praktical applications of biostratinomy
Diagenesis - general characteristic
Origin of natural casts, and of internal and external moulds
Deformation of fossils
Migration of substances, recrystallization, origin of concretions
Practical application of diagenesis
Outline of references concerning taphonomy
Literature
  • POKORNÝ, Vladimír. Všeobecná paleontologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1992, 296 s. ISBN 80-7066-585-8. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Výuka teoretická i praktická, pro udělení zápočtu je kromě účasti na cvičeních nutno úspěšně absolvovat písemné testy během semestru, odevzdat protokoly a přednést referát ze zahraniční literatury vztahující se k problematice tafonomie.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001.
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