G2920 Paleontology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2002
Extent and Intensity
3/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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.
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
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Position of paleontology in the system of sciences
Fosssils and fossilization
Methods of paleontological research
Paleoecology
Biostratigraphy
Paleobiogeography
Rockforming activities of organisms>Evolution
Systematic paleontology - overview (plants and animals
Evolution of life in the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic Arthropoda
Mollusca
Bryozoa
Brachiopoda
Echinodermata
Hemichordata
Vertebrata
Paleontologické metody
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
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Výuka teoretická i praktická (studium fosilií).
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 2000, Spring 2001.
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