(in Polish) Paleozoologia kręgowców
General data
Course ID: | 1300-WPZKC |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
07.304
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Course title: | (unknown) |
Name in Polish: | Paleozoologia kręgowców |
Organizational unit: | Faculty of Geology |
Course groups: |
(in Polish) Przedmiot sugerowany do wyboru na II roku na stud. II st. GEP na spec. SSP (in Polish) Przedmioty sugerowane do wyboru na I semestrze I roku st. na kierunku geologia poszukiwawcza |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
(not available)
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Language: | Polish |
Type of course: | elective courses |
Short description: |
Anatomy, evolution and mode of life of fossil vertebrates. |
Full description: |
At the laboratory part the students examine samples of vertebrate skeletal tissues, specimens of fossil and modern fishes and collections of tetrapods from the Museum of Evolution, corresponding to the contents of the lecture. |
Bibliography: |
(in Polish) Ginter, M. (red.) 2012. Ryby kopalne. Wydawnictwa Uniwersyteckie, Warszawa. Gould, S. J. 2007. Dzieje życia na Ziemi. Świat Książki; Warszawa. Szarski, H. 1982. Anatomia porównawcza kręgowców. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN; Warszawa. Janvier, Ph. 1996. Early vertebrates. Clarendon Press; Oxford. Benton, M. 2005. Vertebrate palaeontology. Blackwell Publishing; Oxford. |
Learning outcomes: |
Student recognises main vertebrate fossils from the collection and knows their systematic position. Recognises main skeletal tissues in thin sections. |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
Acceptable absence: twice. Two written tests: recognising of vertebrate fossils, their systematic and stratigraphic positions; basic theoretical information. |
Practical placement: |
none |
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