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Course: Palaeontology and Historical Geology

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Course title	Palaeontology and Historical Geology
Course code	CBG/HGPT
Organizational form of instruction	Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course	Bachelor
Year of study	3
Semester	Summer
Number of ECTS credits	2
Language of instruction	Czech
Status of course	Compulsory
Form of instruction	Face-to-face
Work placements	This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components	None

Lecturer(s)
Mergl Michal, Prof. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
1. Palaeontology (subject, terminology, history). General palaeontology, origin of fossils. 2. Stratigraphy. 3. Palaeogeography in geological history. 4. Precambrian (stratigraphy, origin of the Earth crust, evolution of hydrosphere and atmosphere, origin of life and eucaryota, Ediacaran fauna). 5. Cambrian (stratigraphy, Cambrian evolutionary fauna, Cambrian in the Czech Republic). 6. Ordovician, Silurian (stratigraphy, Paleozoic evolutionary fauna, occurrence in the Czech Republic). 7. Devonian (stratigraphy, terrestrization, occurrence in the Czech Republic) 8. Carboniferous, Permian (stratigraphy, Modern evolutionary fauna, end-Permian extinction, occurrence in the Czech Republic) 9. Triassic, Jurassic (stratigraphy, evolution of life, occurrence in the Czech Republic). 10. Cretaceous (stratigraphy, evolution of life, K/T extinction, occurrence in the Czech Republic). 11. Paleogene (stratigraphy, evolution of life, occurrence in the Czech Republic). 12. Neogeone (stratigraphy, climatic changes, occurrence in the Czech Republic). 13. Quarternary (stratigraphy, climatic changes, fauna and flora on territory of the Czech Republic). Practical lessons: 1.-13. Key fossil invertebrate groups (protozoans, sponges, corals, stromatopores, molluscs, echinoderms, trilobites, crustaceans, graptolites, important microfossils) and fossil plants (rhyniophyta, psilophyta, ferns, lycopods, conifers, cycases, angiospermae etc.).
Learning activities and teaching methods
Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 26 hours per semester Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
know plant and animal systems in secondary school level
know basis geography of the world
describe principal etaps of evolution of the Earth at the level of the secondary school
known principes of stratigraphy and geological processes at the secondary school level
Skills
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 cricically study the Czech and foreign textbooks
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
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 the index fossils of particular geological periods
know the most important paleontological sites and localities in the world and the Czech republic
know geological history (environment, rocks, fossils) on territory of the Czech Republic
know history of prokaryotic and eukaryotic worlds
Skills
determine the significant fossils present on the territory of the Czech Republic
explain the main etaps the geological hisotory of the Earth and the Czech Republic
critically evaluate diverse opinions about the climatic changes (including the recent changes)
synthetize the general and historical geology data into the logical model of the recent world, with incorporation of the global tectonic model of the Earth
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Self-study of literature
Practicum
Skills
Self-study of literature
Competences
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Combined exam
Skills
Test
Competences
Test
Recommended literature
Gould, S. J. Dějiny planety Země.. Knižní Klub. Columbus. Praha., 1998. Habětín, V., Knobloch, E. Kapesní atlas zkamenělin.. SPN. Praha., 1981. Chlupáč, I. Geologická minulost České republiky.. Academia. Praha., 2002. Ivanov, M., Hrdličková, S. a Gregorová, R. Encyklopedie zkamenělin.. Rebo Productions., 2001. Kachlík, V. Vývoj organismů a jejich stratigrafický význam. UK Praha, 1992. Košťák, M. et al. Putování naším pravěkem.. Granit. Praha., 2011.

Study plans that include the course

Faculty	Study plan (Version)	Category of Branch/Specialization	Recommended year of study	Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Geography in Education (16)	Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care	2	Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Geography in Education (1)	Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care	1	Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Information Technologies in Education (19)	Category: Informatics courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Chemistry in Education (17)	Category: Chemistry courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Technology and Design in Education (17)	Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Physics in Education (16)	Category: Physics courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Health Education (16)	Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Geography in Education (17)	Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care	2	Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Studies in Mathematics (18)	Category: Mathematics courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Geography in Education (18)	Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Studies in Mathematics (17)	Category: Mathematics courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Information Technologies in Education (17)	Category: Informatics courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): German Language in Education (17)	Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): German Language in Education (18)	Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Physics in Education (17)	Category: Physics courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Studies in Mathematics (19)	Category: Mathematics courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Physics in Education (19)	Category: Physics courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Physical Education in Education (19)	Category: Physical education and sport	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Biology in Education (18)	Category: Biology courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Geography in Education (19)	Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Geography in Education (17)	Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Physical Education in Education (17)	Category: Physical education and sport	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Geography in Education (16)	Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Technology and Design in Education (16)	Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Biology in Education (17)	Category: Biology courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Chemistry in Education (19)	Category: Chemistry courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Information Technologies in Education (18)	Category: Informatics courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Physical Education in Education (16)	Category: Physical education and sport	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Biology in Education (16)	Category: Biology courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Chemistry in Education (18)	Category: Chemistry courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Technology and Design in Education (19)	Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Technology and Design in Education (18)	Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): German Language in Education (19)	Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Physical Education in Education (18)	Category: Physical education and sport	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Chemistry in Education (16)	Category: Chemistry courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Information Technologies in Education (16)	Category: Informatics courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education	Study plan (Version): Biology in Education (19)	Category: Biology courses	3	Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer

University of West Bohemia, date of update: 26.07.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025