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Lecturer(s)
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Mergl Michal, Prof. RNDr. CSc.
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Course content
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1) Methods of study of fosils, origin and preservation fossils. 2) Taphonomy. Significant palaeontological localities in territory of the Czech Republic and in the world. 3) Origin of life. 4) Evolution of life in the Precambrian (origin of plancton, benthos, vendian fauna, earliest skeletal fossils). 5) Biomineralization and origin of shells and skeletons. 6) Evolutionary faunas and massive extincition. 7) Palaeoecology and reconstruction of marine ecosystems. 8) Evolution of marine planctonic communities. Evolution of reefs. Palaeobiogeography. 9) Systematic review of fossil plants with respect to territory of the Czech Republic. 10) Systematic review of fossil invertebrates with respect to territory of the Czech Republic (trilobites, graptolites, microfossils). 11) Systematic review of fossil invertebrates with respect to territory of the Czech Republic (brachiopods, bryozoans). 12) Systematic review of fossil invertebrates with respect to territory of the Czech Republic (echinoderms, cnidarians). 13) Systematic review of fossil invertebrates with respect to territory of the Czech Republic (molluscs). 14) Systematic review of fossil invertebrates with respect to territory of the Czech Republic (small invertebrate groups, ichnofossils).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Multimedia supported teaching, Students' self-study, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 40 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| know plant and animal systems in secondary school level |
| know chronostratigraphy of the geological history, palaeogeography of paleocontinents, massive extinctions and climatic changes and their causes |
| know laws, principes and terminology of stratigraphy |
| know geological history (environment, rocks, fossils) on territory of the Czech Republic |
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| use the appropriate scientific terminology in description of organism and geological processes |
| use critically use the internet databases, especially Wikipedia, also in English language |
| be able to critically study the Czech and foreign textbooks |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| know basic index groups and species of fossils |
| know main crises in evolution of life on the Earth and their causes |
| know the main etaps in evolution of the life on the Earth (origin of life, origin of multicellularity, evolutionary faunas, terrestrization, evolution of plants) |
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| be able to explain origin and importance of fossils |
| determine main fossil groups and determine some selected index fossils |
| be able to explain causes of evolution and massive extinctions in the geological history |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture with visual aids |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Self-study of literature |
| Practicum |
| Skills |
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| Practicum |
| Self-study of literature |
| Competences |
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| Practicum |
| Self-study of literature |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Continuous assessment |
| Skills |
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| Test |
| Continuous assessment |
| Competences |
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| Continuous assessment |
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Recommended literature
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Andrews, Peter. Dějiny planety Země. Praha : Knižní klub, 1998. ISBN 80-7176-722-0.
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Briggs, D. E. - Crowther, P. R. Palaeobiology. Blackwell Science, 2001.
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Chlupáč, Ivo. Geologická minulost České republiky. Praha : Academia, 2002. ISBN 80-200-0914-0.
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Kachlík, V. Vývoj organismů a jejich stratigrafický význam. Karolinum Praha, 1992.
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Špinar, Zdeněk Vlastimil. Paleontologie. Praha : SNTL, 1986.
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