G9451 Introduction in osteology of the amphibians and reptiles

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
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The course devoted to those interested in vertebrate 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
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Course objectives
The main aim of the lecture is the comparative osteology of selected groups of Tertiary and Quaternary reptiles (Varanidae, Anguidae, Lacertidae, Colubridae, Elapidae, Viperidae). The lecture is suitable for those interested in Quaternary paleontology.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to recognize as follows: 1 - osteological remains of amphibians and reptiles; 2 - he will be able to determine the study material at the family, generic or species level.
Syllabus
  • 1 - systematical division of reptiles, the taxonomical position of studied groups within reptilian classification; 2 - the general osteologal characterization of reptiles; 3 - overview of squamate representatives of Sauria (Varanidae, Anguidae, Lacertidae) and Serpentes (syn. Ophidia) (Colubridae, Elapidae, Viperidae) - osteology, taxonomically importand features.
Literature
  • GEORGALIS, Georgios L., Andrea VILLA, Martin IVANOV, David VASILYAN and Massimo DELFINO. Fossil amphibians and reptiles from the Neogene locality of Maramena (Greece), the most diverse European herpetofauna at the Miocene/Pliocene transition boundary. Palaeontologia electronica. Amherst: Coquina Press, 2019, vol. 22, No 3, p. 1-99. ISSN 1935-3952. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.26879/908. Full Text info
  • BOCHATON, Corentin, Martin IVANOV and Julien CLAUDE. Osteological criteria for the specific identification of Monitor lizards (Varanus Merrem, 1820) remains in subfossil deposits of Sundaland and continental Southeast Asia. Amphibia-Reptilia. Leiden: BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, 2019, vol. 40, No 2, p. 219-232. ISSN 0173-5373. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685381-20181101. Abstract info
  • IVANOV, Martin, Marcello RUTA, Jozef KLEMBARA and Madelaine BÖHME. A new species of Varanus (Anguimorpha: Varanidae) from the early Miocene of the Czech Republic, and its relationships and palaeoecology. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. Spojené království­: Taylor & Francis, 2018, vol. 16, No 9, p. 767-797. ISSN 1477-2019. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2017.1355338. URL info
  • POKRANT, Felix, Carolin KINDLER, Martin IVANOV, Marc CHEYLAN, Philippe GENIEZ, Wolfgang BÖHME and Uwe FRITZ. Integrative taxonomy provides evidence for the species status of the Ibero-Maghrebian grass snake Natrix astreptophora. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2016, vol. 118, No 4, p. 873-888. ISSN 0024-4066. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bij.12782. URL info
  • IVANOV, Martin. Early Miocene Amphibians (Caudata, Salientia) from the Mokrá-Western Quarry (Czech Republic) with comments on the evolution of Early Miocene amphibian assemblages in Central Europe. Geobios. Lyon: Elsevier, 2008, vol. 41, (2008), p. 465-492. ISSN 0016-6995. info
  • SANCHIZ, Borja. Encyclopedia of Paleoherpetology. München: Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, 1998, xii, 276. ISBN 393151627X. info
  • HOLMAN, J.A. Pleistocene Amphibians and reptiles in Britain and Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998, 254 pp. Oxford Monographs on Geology and Geophysics. info
  • ESTES, R. Phylogenetic relationships of the lizard families. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1988, 631 pp. Essays Commemorating Charles L. Camp. info
  • ESTES, R. Sauria terrestria, Amphisbaenia. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer Verlag. Stuttgart-New-York, 1983, 294 pp. Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie, 10A. info
Teaching methods
The course consists of both theoretical lectures and practical course.
Assessment methods
Lecture is finished by colloquium in the form of the talk with students.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřen v podzimním semestru 2023/2024.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2013, autumn 2017, autumn 2021.
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