G9431 Distributin of Cenozoic herpetofauna

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2011 - acreditation

The information about the term Autumn 2011 - acreditation is not made public

Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Prerequisites
( (!(PROGRAM(B-GE)||PROGRAM(N-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE4)||PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(C-CV))) || (NOW( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )&&NOW( C7777 Handling chemicals )))
The course is devoted to those interested in evolution of terrestrial vertebrate assemblages within the Tertiary and Quaternary periods.
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
The course summarizes up to date information concerning the investigation of Tertiary and Quaternary amphibian and reptile assemblages. Main objectives can be summarized as follows: Students get an idea on the distribution of Tertiary and Quaternary herpetofauna on the basis of the fossil material which was discovered in several localities; participants will be familiar with the application of herpetological taxa as indicators of paleoenvironmental characterization of selected localities.
Syllabus
  • 1. Main events in the evolution of the European herpetofauna
  • 2. Overview of families in European Cenozoic
  • 3. Oligocene and Miocene herpetofauna of Europe
  • 4. Localities of the Early and Middle Miocene
  • 5. Localities of the Late Miocene
  • 6. Evolution of the European Cenozoic herpetofauna till the beginning of the Pleistocene
  • 7. Plio/Pleistocene crisis in the elolution of European herpetofauna
  • 8. Pliocene herpetofauna of the Central Europe
  • 9. Pleistocene herpetofauna of the Central Europe
  • 10. Evolution of the herpetological assemblages and Quaternary climatic cycle
Literature
  • IVANOV, Martin. Early Miocene Amphibians (Caudata, Salientia) from the Mokrá-Western Quarry (Czech Republic) with comments on the evolution of Early Miocene amphibian assemblages in Central Europe. Geobios. Lyon: Elsevier, 2008, vol. 41, (2008), p. 465-492. ISSN 0016-6995. info
  • IVANOV, Martin. Herpetological assemblages from the Pliocene to middle Pleistocene in Central Europe: palaeoecological significance. Geodiversitas. Paris, 2007, vol. 29, No 2, p. 297-320. ISSN 1280-9659. info
  • IVANOV, Martin. The oldest known Miocene snake fauna from Central Europe: Merkur-North locality, Czech Republic. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. Warszawa, 2002, vol. 47, No 3, p. 513-534. ISSN 0567-7920. info
  • HOLMAN, J.A. Pleistocene Amphibians and reptiles in Britain and Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998, 254 pp. Oxford Monographs on Geology and Geophysics. info
  • IVANOV, Martin. Pleistocene Reptiles at the Locality of the Stránská Skála Hill. In Stránská Skála Hill. Excavation of open-air sediments 1964-1972. Brno: Moravian Museum, 1995, p. 93-109. Anthropos series, Vol. 26, (N. S. 18). info
  • ESTES, Richard. Encyclopedia of Paleoherpetology. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer, 1981, xv, 115. ISBN 3437303392. info
Assessment methods
Lecture is finished by colloquium in the form of the talk with students.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřen v podzimním semestru 2011/2012.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2011.