G8300 Introduction to taphonomy

Faculty of Science
Spring 2000
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.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( G1080 Palaeontology I && G2080 Palaeontology II ) || SOUHLAS
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
Syllabus
  • 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 2001, Spring 2002.
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