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| PALE0203-2 | Invertebrate Paleontology
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Edouard Poty |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The course comprises the origin of life and metazoans, and the origin, the evolution and the stratigraphic distribution of the mains invertebrate groups (sponges, archaeocyathans, stromatoporids, corals, mollusks, arthropods, brachiopods, graptolits and echinoderms).
Influence of global events on the distribution and evolution of fossils is discussed.
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To give the basic knowledge to recognize invertebrate fossils, to understand their general evolution and relationships, and to known their stratigraphic distribution. The course is a base to do researches in invertebrate palaeontology;
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Basic knowledge of the animal morphology, physiology, systematics, ecology and biology (level of the course of zoology of 1 bac in geology). Moreover, a basic knowledge in geology is also requested (level of the course of geology of 1 bac in geology, 2 bac in geography or in biology).
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Practical works are devoted to the general morphology and the determination of the main groups of invertebrate fossils, and the illustration of their main evolutionary trends. The purpose of the field works are to find and to determine fossils, and to study their sedimentary context in order to date it and interprete its palaeoenvironment.
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lecture is given during the first quadrimester on Wednesday from 8H30 to 10H30 a.m. (starting in the 2d week). |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Textbooks: "Paléontologie des invertébrés" (in French) is available on intranet. Textbook for practical works is given when doing.
References:
Principes de Paléontologie (C. Babin, éditions Armand Colin, 1991).
- Paléontologie des Invertébrés (R. Enay, géosciences Dunod, 1990).
- Fossil Invertebrate (R.S. Boardman, A.H. Cheetham & A.J. Rowell, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1987). |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Tests of determination of fossils are organized at the end of some practical works. The scores are not taken into account.
Exam comprises a practical determination of fossils (1/3 of the score), then an oral part (2/3 of the score) devoted to the presentation of the results and to an evaluation of the theorical knowledges. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| Compulsory attendance to the practical works in classroom and on the field. |
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Contacts :
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| Prof. E. Poty, Paléontologie animale et humaine, département de géologie, bât. B18,
4000 Liège, Sart Tilman.
Tél. : 04/366.52.83. - e-mail : e.poty@ulg.ac.be
Encadrement scientifique : S. Delculée, assistant.
Tél. : 04/366.52.79. S.delculee@ulg.ac.be |
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