G9590 Vývoj chobotnatců

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2001
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lenka Halámková, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. Ing. Šárka Hladilová, CSc. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Šárka Hladilová, CSc.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Soňa Holečková
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 master degree students of the subject Geology. Characteristics of Proboscidea and their origin, systematic review of fossil representatives, basic morphological features, paleoecology, biostratigraphy, dwarf forms and their interpretation, migration - seasonal and induced by the environment changes, temporal and regional process of extinction.
Syllabus
  • Basic phylogenetic classification of the order of Proboscidea, their skeletal and other basic anatomical features, attempts at defining and review of the evolutionary tendencies of the order of Proboscidea, Moeritheriidae, Numidotheriidae, Barytheriidae, Deinotheriidae, Elephantiformes: Mammutidae, Gomphotheriidae, Stegodontidae, Elephantidae, dwarf forms, extinction.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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