G9591 Vývoj chobotnatců

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2003
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 1 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lenka Halámková, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. Ing. Šárka Hladilová, CSc. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Běla Hrbková
Prerequisites
! G9590 Vývoj chobotnatců
Successful passing through a basic course of paleontology.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is devoted to master degree students of the subject Geology. Characteristics of Proboscidea and their origin, systematic review of fossil representatives, basic morphological features, paleoecology, biostratigraphy, dwarf forms and their interpretation, migration - seasonal and induced by the environment changes, temporal and regional process of extinction.
Syllabus
  • Basic phylogenetic classification of the order of Proboscidea, their skeletal and other basic anatomical features, attempts at defining and review of the evolutionary tendencies of the order of Proboscidea, Moeritheriidae, Numidotheriidae, Barytheriidae, Deinotheriidae, Elephantiformes: Mammutidae, Gomphotheriidae, Stegodontidae, Elephantidae, dwarf forms, extinction.
Literature
  • SHOSHANI, Jeheskel and Pascal TASSY. The Proboscidea. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996, 472 pp. info
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 Autumn 2002.
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