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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