PřF:GA631 Applied osteology - Course Information
GA631 Applied osteology
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Radana Malíková (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Nohálová (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
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
- there are 38 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The main objectives of the course are to acquaint students with the methodology of field and camera work, anatomy of the skeleton of mammals, identification and description of osteological material. Other basics of texonomy, nomenclature and paleocological evaluation will be explained.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course students should be able to: know main methods of field research and working technique of osteology, describe mammals skeleton.
- Syllabus
- The Concept of Field Research. Anatomy of the Mammals Skeleton. Taxonomy and Nomeclature. Determination of Osteological Material. Morphology and Metric Domestication. Palaeoecology of Societies and Taxons.
- Literature
- ROČEK, Zbyněk. Historie obratlovců : evoluce, fylogeneze, systém. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 511 s. ISBN 8020008586. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures
- Assessment methods
- Oral Examination
- 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 2024/2025.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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