GI251 Event Stratigraphy

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Jeffrey Over (lecturer), Prof. D. Jeffrey Over, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Tomáš Kumpan, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Tomáš Kumpan, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:50 Gp,02006, Tue 12:00–12:50 Gp,02006
Prerequisites (in Czech)
G3061 Historická a stratigrafická geologie, G3021 Petrografie
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 45 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/45, only registered: 0/45, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/45
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
Introduction of the concepts, principles, development, and practical application of event stratigraphy in understanding earth history from the Precambrian through the Holocene.
Learning outcomes (in Czech)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1) summarize the principal types of events and outline how they develop and are manifested/recognized in the stratigraphic record 2) summarize the scale of different events and the recognition of how events shaped earth history 3) outline the utility of events in correlation and role in the relative time scale 4) summarize key events and give examples in each period of the geological time scale
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Week 1 - Introduction - geologic time and correlation Week 2 - Scale and nature of events Week 3 - preservation of event horizons and beds Week 4 - Graphic correlation - determination that events can be correlated Week 5 - Archean and Proterozoic events Week 6 - Cambrian and Ordovician events Week 7 - Silurian and Devonian events Week 8 - Carboniferous and Permian events Week 9 - Triassic and Jurassic events Week 10 - Cretaceous events Week 11 - Paleogene events Week 12 - Neogene events Week 13 - scale of modern phenomena revisited - Anthropocene Week 14 - review and exam Required literature Kauffman, E.G., 1988. Concepts and methods of high-resolution event stratigraphy. Annual Reviews in Earth and Planetary Sciences 16:605-654.
Teaching methods (in Czech)
Theoretical lectures, assignments, group discussion and presentations
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Written test - nomenclature; assignments, evaluation of presentation
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022.
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