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Lecturer(s)
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Kovařík Sven, prof. RNDr. CSc.
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Course content
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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.).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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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
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| Knowledge |
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| 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 |
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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 cricically study the Czech and foreign textbooks |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| teaching methods |
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| Lecture |
| Lecture with visual aids |
| Self-study of literature |
| Practicum |
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| Self-study of literature |
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| Self-study of literature |
| assessment methods |
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| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Combined exam |
| Skills |
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| Test |
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Recommended literature
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Gould, S. J. Dějiny planety Země.. Knižní Klub. Columbus. Praha., 1998.
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Habětín, V., Knobloch, E. Kapesní atlas zkamenělin.. SPN. Praha., 1981.
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Chlupáč, I. Geologická minulost České republiky.. Academia. Praha., 2002.
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Ivanov, M., Hrdličková, S. a Gregorová, R. Encyklopedie zkamenělin.. Rebo Productions., 2001.
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Kachlík, V. Vývoj organismů a jejich stratigrafický význam. UK Praha, 1992.
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Košťák, M. et al. Putování naším pravěkem.. Granit. Praha., 2011.
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