PřF:G1081 Palaeontology I - Course Information

G1081 Palaeontology I

Extent and Intensity

3/2. 5 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Rostislav Brzobohatý, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Nela Doláková, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Šárka Hladilová, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Filip Jelínek (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Soňa Holečková

Timetable of Seminar Groups

G1081/01: No timetable has been entered into IS.
G1081/02: No timetable has been entered into IS.
G1081/03: No timetable has been entered into IS.

Prerequisites

! G1080 Palaeontology I
The knowledge of biology on the level of secondary school.

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

• Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, B-GE)
• Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, M-GE)
• Geology - Museology (programme PřF, B-GE)

Course objectives

The basic obligatory course of the subject paleontology devoted to all students of bachelor study of Geology. It follows the main goal to present them the main general principles of paleontology and a fundamental overview of the paleozoological and paleobotanical system.

Syllabus

• Introduction to paleontology & The origin of life & System - fundamental characteristics of individual groups of organisms, phylogenetic relations, stratigraphic and paleogeographic extent, use in geology & Procaryota, Fungi & Algobionta & Cormobionta & Protozoa & Archaeocyatha & Porifera & Coelenterata & Vermes & Arthropoda & Mollusca & Bryozoa & Brachiopoda & Echinodermata & Hemichordata & Chordata (Vertebrata) & Contribution of paleontology to geology.

Literature

• POKORNÝ, Vladimír. Všeobecná paleontologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1992, 296 s. ISBN 80-7066-585-8. info
• KUMPERA, Otakar and Zdeněk VAŠÍČEK. Základy historické geologie a paleontologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1988, 565 s. info
• ŠPINAR, Zdeněk Vlastimil. Paleontologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: SNTL-Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1986, 360 s. info
• KULICH, Jan. Zoopaleontologické techniky. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1987, 88 s. info
• Kvaček Z. a kol.: Základy systematické paleontologie I. Paleobotanika, paleozoologie bezobratlých. Praha, UK, Karolinum, 2000.230 str..

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Výuka teoretická i praktická, pro udělení zápočtu nutno kromě účasti úspěšně absolvovat zápočtový test. Zkouška je teoretická (písemný test)i praktická (poznávání fosilií).

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• G2080 Palaeontology II

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• G1081k Palaeontology
  !G1081 && !NOW(G1081) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G2031 Geological field exercises
  G1011 || G1061 || G1081 || G1021 || G1011k || G1061k || G1081k || G1021k  
• G7381 Rockforming fossils
  !G7381k && !NOW(G7381k) && (G1081 || G1081k)  
• G7381k Rockforming fossils
  !G7381 && !NOW(G7381) && (G1081 || G1081k)  

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