G8301 Introduction to Taphonomy

Faculty of Science
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Šárka Hladilová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Ing. Šárka Hladilová, CSc.
Prerequisites
Successful passing through a basic course of paleontology.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is devoted to students of magisterial study of the subject Geology. It follows the main goal to present the general and special questions of taphonomy and the methods of taphonomical research on the advanced university level.
Syllabus
  • Taphonomy: division, research subject & Biostratinomy - general characteristic & Biostratinomy of soft parts & Biostratinomy of hard parts & Origin of main types of thanatocoenoses & Praktical applications of biostratinomy & Diagenesis - general characteristic & Origin of natural casts & Origin of internal and external moulds & Deformation of fossils & Migration of substances, recrystallization & Origin of concretions & Practical application of diagenesis & Outline of references concerning taphonomy
Literature
  • POKORNÝ, Vladimír. Všeobecná paleontologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1992, 296 s. ISBN 80-7066-585-8. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Výuka: přednáška a cvičení, ukončení klasifikovaným zápočtem.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, spring 2018, Spring 2022, Spring 2025.
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