Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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4316238 Paleobiology and Fossil Record | OT | 0 | A |
There are no pre-requirements
This module is focussed on the fossil register of marine settings. The main groups of marine organisms from the Phanerozoic are outlined, their main morphological characteristics are described, as well as their application in paleoecology, biostratigraphy and paleobiogeography. The evolution of the marine carbonate platforms and associations of fossil organisms that characterized them, from coastal environments to open platform is studied, as well as the traces resulting from the interaction between the activity of these organisms and sediment.
Micropaleontology: Main microfossil groups present in the geological record. Microstructures, morphologies and paleoenvironmental applications. Foraminifera and their use in Mesozoic and Cainozoic paleoecology and biostratigraphy. Use and description of microfacies of carbonate rocks.
Biostratigraphy: Basic principles of biostratigraphy. Concepts of biozone, biohorizon and correlation. The use of specific fossil groups to date sediments comprised between Paleozoic and Caenozoic. The application of fossils in lithostratigraphic correlation.
Paleozoology of marine settings: Main groups of organisms from marine settings and their evolution in the geological time. The fossil record and evolutionary radiation of marine organisms. Changes in marine ecosystems based on data from different marine fossil groups.
Ichnology: The basis and tools for the study of the interaction between organisms and substrate. The importance of the ichnological record in paleoecological and paleoenvironmental interpretations. Application of the ichnology in geology and its contribution to the knowledge of the Biosphere evolution.
Theory lectures
Practical classes
Problem-based learning
Seminars
Field trips
Delivery of works
Oral presentation of works
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Lectures and Seminars | 75 | 3 | 35, 31, 27, 34, 32, 33, 30, 28, 12, 17, 16, 15, 21 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Field Trips | 15 | 0.6 | 2, 35, 29, 34, 7, 5, 30, 28, 8, 12, 11, 17, 19, 23, 21 |
Practical classes and Seminars | 97 | 3.88 | 2, 34, 7, 12, 11, 25, 4, 17, 16, 15, 23, 21, 36 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Preparation, delivery and presentation of works and personal study | 188 | 7.52 | 6, 24, 5, 10, 25, 3, 4, 20, 18, 36, 37 |
Exams 40%
Delivery of reports/ works 30%
Class exercises 20%
Attendance and participation at class 10%
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Attendance and participation at class | 10% | 0 | 0 | 6, 24, 10, 25, 3, 36, 37 |
Class exercises | 20% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 6, 24, 7, 12, 10, 25, 3, 4, 16, 15, 20, 18, 22, 26, 36, 37 |
Delivery of reports/ works | 30% | 0 | 0 | 2, 35, 27, 29, 34, 6, 24, 33, 8, 9, 10, 25, 3, 4, 16, 20, 18, 23, 26, 36, 37 |
Exams | 40% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 35, 31, 27, 29, 34, 7, 5, 32, 33, 30, 28, 8, 9, 12, 11, 14, 13, 3, 4, 17, 16, 15, 20, 19, 18, 23, 21, 22, 26, 36, 37 |
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Black, R.M. 1988. The Elements of Palaeontology. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 404 p.
Boardman, R.S., Cheetham, A.H., Rowell, A.J. 1987. Fossil Invertebrates. Blackwell Scientific Publications. Oxford. 713 p.
Caus, E., Serra-Kiel, J. 1992. Macroforaminífers. Servei geològic de la Generalitat de Catalunya.
Clarkson, E.N.K. 1998. Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution.4th ed. Blackwell Science, Oxford. 452 p.
Doménech, R., Martinell, J., (Martín-Closas, C.) 1996. Introducción a los fósiles. Masson. Barcelona. 288 p.
Doyle, P. 1996. Understanding Fossils. An Introduction to Invertebrate Palaeontology. John Wiley & Sons. Chichester. 409 p.
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Martínez Chacón, M.L., Rivas, P. 2009. Paleontología de invertebrados. Sociedad Española de Paleontología. Oviedo. 524 p.
McGowran, B. 2005. Biostratigraphy. Microfossils and Geological time. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 459 p.
Meléndez, B. 1998. Tratado de Paleontología, I. CSIC. Madrid.
Molina, E. (editor) 2004. Micropaleontología (2a edición). Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza, Zaragoza. 704p.
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