Vertebrate palaeozoology

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Course ID:	1300-WPZKW
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.304 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:	Vertebrate palaeozoology
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) 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:	elective courses
Prerequisites (description):	(in Polish) Wskazane jest wcześniejsze uczestnictwo w przedmiotach Paleontologia I i II oraz Geologia historyczna. Przydatna jest znajomość osteologii.
Short description:	Anatomy, evolution and mode of life of fossil vertebrates.
Full description:	Lecture: General structure of vertebrate skeleton. Basic information on vertebrate systematics. Cladistics. Animals related to vertebrates. Extinct and modern agnathans. Characteristics of gnathostomes. Fossil fishes. Conquest of the land. Amphibians. Earliest amniotes. Aquatic reptiles. Early archosaurs; pterosaurs. Dinosaurs. Birds: relationships; flight and its applications. Therapsids and Mesozoic mammals. K-T extinction. Palaeocene explosive radiation of mammals, Cenozoic mammals. The descent and evolution of man.
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 and their systematic position. Knows 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.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Acceptable absence: presence is optional. Oral exam; evaluation concerns the knowledge of the material from the lecture and accessory materials (scripts, digital presentation).
Practical placement:	none

This course is not currently offered.

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