Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This class includes three parts:
- fossil animals
- fossil plants
- micropaleontology
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Fossil animals
(i) Know the nature and biases of the Metazoan fossil record; (ii) retrace the evolutionary history and diversification of important animal lineages.
Fossil plants
Knowing and understand the evolution of the different lineages of embryophytes (land plants).
Micropaleontology
at the end of the class, the student will be able to describe the major steps of evolution of the three domains of life and their microscopic fossil record, as well as the challenges in evidencing the first traces of life.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic knowledge of the morphology, physiology, systematics, ecology and biology of microorganisms, plants and animals
Moreover, a basic knowledge in geology is also requested.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Face-to-face lectures, in French, ilustrated with analyses of fossils.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Recommended or required readings
Fossil animals
powerpoint available online on eCampus, on a weekly basis
Fossil plants
powerpoint available online, on a weekly basis
Micropaleontology
powerpoint presentations online on myulg, podcasts of classes
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire ) AND oral exam
Additional information:
See French version.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
See French version.
Contacts
Palaeozoology: Prof. V. Fischer, v.fischer@uliege.be
Palaeobotany: Dr C. Prestianni, cyrille.prestianni@uliege.be
Micropalaeontology: Prof. E. Javaux, ej.javaux@uliege.be