G8301 Introduction to Taphonomy

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Šárka Hladilová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Šárka Hladilová, CSc.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
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
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Course objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the general and special topics of tafonomy and methods of tafonomical research.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the courese, student will be familiar with tafonomy and methods of tafonomical research.
Syllabus
  • Tafonomy: division, subject of research; Biostratinomy - general characteristics; Biostratinomy of soft parts; Biostratinomy of solid parts; The formation of basic types of tanatocenoses; Practical applications of biostratinomy; Diagenesis - general characteristics; Preservation of fossil cores; Preservation of footprints; Deformation of fossils; Material migration, recrystallization; Concretization; Practical application of knowledge about diagenesis; Literature on Tafonomy Issues
Literature
  • NĚMEC, Jakub. Tafonomie - současný stav a perspektivy. Edited by Šárka Hladilová. 2007, 1 CD-ROM. URL info
  • THURZO, Milan and Radoslav BEŇUŠ. Základy tafonómie hominidov a iných stavovcov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2005, 116 s. ISBN 8022320307. info
  • POKORNÝ, Vladimír. Všeobecná paleontologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1992, 296 s. ISBN 8070665858. info
Teaching methods
Lecture and practice.
Assessment methods
Students must pass written tests during the semester, submit given tasks, and present a paper from the foreign literature on the subject of tafonomy. Presence is also considered for the final evaluation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřeno v jarním semestru 2023/2024.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, spring 2018, Spring 2022.
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