Paleontology Heritage and Excavations
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
Knowledge about some of the main fossil sites through a review of the major groups of organisms that have evolved on Earth, to explore the potential for their development and exploitation.
Expected learning outcomes
Through the knowledge of the main fossil sites, the student will acquire skills to evaluate the exploitation of the fossil sites and the importance of their safeguard.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
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Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
I) Paleontological heritage, definition, italian regulations
II) excavation techniques and study techniques
III) Evolution of life, geological time scale
IV) Fossilization process, kinds of fossils and fossilization environments
V) Lagerstaetten, definition, how they form and most famous examples in Italy and worldwide
VI) other paleontological sites, geological settings, history and valorization
II) excavation techniques and study techniques
III) Evolution of life, geological time scale
IV) Fossilization process, kinds of fossils and fossilization environments
V) Lagerstaetten, definition, how they form and most famous examples in Italy and worldwide
VI) other paleontological sites, geological settings, history and valorization
Prerequisites for admission
Knowledge of PALEONTOLOGY, SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY
Teaching methods
Lessons
Teaching Resources
PPTs of all lessons and lecture notes available on the MyARIEL platform
Assessment methods and Criteria
Test
- oral with questions and 8-10 minutes of ppt presentation by the student about a selected topic.
Evaluation criteria
- verify the knowledge of the whole program and the ability of the student to correctly place paleogeographically and temporally (time-scale) the most important paleontological sites.
-verify the knowledge of the most common analytical techniques and of excavation applied in paleontological sites.
- verify the use of a correct and specific terminology used in paleontology.
Vote:
30/30
The results will be communicated at the end of the exam.
- oral with questions and 8-10 minutes of ppt presentation by the student about a selected topic.
Evaluation criteria
- verify the knowledge of the whole program and the ability of the student to correctly place paleogeographically and temporally (time-scale) the most important paleontological sites.
-verify the knowledge of the most common analytical techniques and of excavation applied in paleontological sites.
- verify the use of a correct and specific terminology used in paleontology.
Vote:
30/30
The results will be communicated at the end of the exam.
GEO/01 - PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOECOLOGY - University credits: 6
Lessons: 48 hours
Professors:
Bottini Cinzia, Iurino Dawid Adam
Shifts:
Professor(s)