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Palaeontology II

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Course ID:	1300-OPII101
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.301 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Palaeontology II
Name in Polish:	Paleontologia II
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:	Requisite subjects for the second semester first year of first degree studies in prospecting geology
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	2.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Prerequisites (description):	(in Polish) Wskazane jest wcześniejsze uczestnictwo w przedmiocie Paleontologia I. Przydatna jest znajomość biologii.
Short description:	Basic information on vertebrate palaeontology, micropalaeontology and palaeobotany.
Full description:	Basic information on morphology, systematics, preservation and evolutionary history of fossil vertebrates and their practical meaning for the Earth sciences. Basic information on micropalaeontology. Fossil microorganisms: foraminifers, radiolarians, ostracods, conodonts, scolecodonts and microfossils of echinoderms and vertebrates. Basic information on palaeobotany: algae and examples of higher fossil plants.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Gould, S. J. 2007. Dzieje życia na Ziemi. Świat Książki; Warszawa. Szarski, H. 1982. Anatomia porównawcza kręgowców. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN; Warszawa. Łuczkowska, E. 1993. Mikropaleontologia. Protozoa. Wydawnictwa AGH; Kraków. Taylor, T.N. 2008. Paleobotany. The biology and evolution of fossil plants. Elsevier; Amsterdam. Ginter, M. (red.) Ryby kopalne. Wydawnictwa UW, Warszawa. 345 str.
Learning outcomes:	Student recognises the placement of vertebrates in the animal world and the evolution of vertebrates from agnathans to Homo sapiens. Can list and describe the major events in the history of vertebrates, such as the development of jaws and paired fins, conquest of the land and adaptation to flight. Knows the structure of vertebrate skeleton and recognises skeletal tissues. Possesses basic knowledge on fossil microorganisms and the meaning of microfossils for Earth sciences, and on the ancient world of plants.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Three written tests; evaluation concerns the knowledge of the material from the lecture and accessory materials (scripts, digital presentation).
Practical placement:	none

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO WYK TU W TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours, 33 places more information
Coordinators:	Ewa Durska, Michał Ginter
Group instructors:	Ewa Durska, Michał Ginter
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Lecture - Grading

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