Catalogo dei Corsi di studio

Developing competences and learning outcomes
Module I (6 CFU):
Educational goals: Basic principles on biostratigraphy and paleoecology.
Learning ouctomes:
Acquired knowledge: Successful students will acquire basic elements of general paleontology, biostratigraphy, paleoecology, micro and macroevolution. Preliminary analysis for stratigraphical, and paleoenvironmental reconstruction in the fossil record. They will acquire knowledge of taphonomy and biostratigraphy.
Acquired skills: Students who have passed the exam will be able to use fossils of invertebrates and microfossils for biostratigraphic and paleoecological purposes.

Module II (3 CFU):
Educational goals: Basic knowledge of the main invertebrates group in the Phanerozoic.
Learning outcomes:
Acquired knowledge: Successful students will acquire basic elements of the main groups of fossils of invertebrates in the Phaenorozoic.
Acquired skills: Students who have passed the exam will be able to use fossils of invertebrates for biostratigraphical and paleoecological purposes.


CFU CONTACT HOURS
Module I
6 Lectures 48
Seminars
Laboratory exercises
Exercises
Field work
Module II
1 Lectures 8
Seminars
Laboratory exercises
1 Exercises 12
1 Field work 20

Programme

Paleontology and its subdisciplines. Principle of uniformitarianism. Classification, taxonomy and systematics; Zoological nomenclature. Systematics; Evolutionary systematics. Life, its domains and reigns. Species concepts. Speciation: pattern (allopatry, parapatry, sympatry) and process. Darwin’s contribution to geology, paleontology and biology. Adaptation; Evolution: macroevolution and microevolution. Background extinctions and mass extinctions; causes of mass extinctions. Interactions among organisms; density-dependent properties: r and K selection. Marine environments and environmental factors; biodiversity. Paleoecology. Plaebiogeography. Introduction to the study of microfossils, with special reference to foraminifera; their classification, biostratigraphic use and paleoecology. Taphonomy, fossilization and fossil tracks with the importance of ichnology to infer tetrapods plaeobiology. Reefs.
Precambrian: the earliest fossil evidence
Phanerozoic: the main biological events
The geological time. Fossils and chronology. Markers and facies fossils. Lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy, correlations, autoctonia, alloctonia.
Systematics of Invertebrata: the main fossil groups of Phanerozoic.

Adopted texts

Handouts distributed during lectures and practical exercises. Additional learning material provided on the course webpage (access restricted to enrolled students on the Sapienza moodle e-learning website
A. Allasinaz –Paleontologia generale e sistematica degli invertebrati. ECIG;
S. Raffi & E. Serpagli – Introduzione alla Paleontologia. UTET.
V. Vialli - Appunti di Paleontologia. Pitagora Ed.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Biology and Geology

Exam modes

Oral examination and classification of invertebrate fossils.

Exam reservation date start	Exam reservation date end	Exam date
09/12/2020	17/12/2020	18/12/2020
20/09/2020	18/01/2021	20/01/2021
20/09/2020	18/01/2021	20/01/2021
20/09/2020	08/02/2021	10/02/2021
20/09/2020	08/02/2021	10/02/2021
20/08/2020	21/04/2021	23/04/2021
20/08/2020	21/04/2021	23/04/2021
20/08/2020	10/06/2021	14/06/2021
20/08/2020	10/06/2021	14/06/2021
20/08/2020	11/07/2021	13/07/2021
20/08/2020	11/07/2021	13/07/2021
20/08/2020	08/09/2021	13/09/2021
20/08/2020	08/09/2021	13/09/2021
20/08/2020	22/09/2021	24/09/2021
20/08/2020	22/09/2021	24/09/2021
20/08/2020	01/11/2021	03/11/2021
20/08/2020	01/11/2021	03/11/2021
01/12/2021	22/01/2022	25/01/2022
01/12/2021	22/01/2022	25/01/2022

Programme

Paleontology and its subdisciplines. Principle of uniformitarianism. Classification, taxonomy and systematics; Zoological nomenclature. Systematics; Evolutionary systematics. Life, its domains and reigns. Species concepts. Speciation: pattern (allopatry, parapatry, sympatry) and process. Darwin’s contribution to geology, paleontology and biology. Adaptation; Evolution: macroevolution and microevolution. Background extinctions eand mass extinctions; causes of mass extinctions. Interactions among organisms; density-dependent properties: r and K selection. Marine environments and environmental factors; biodiversity. Paleoecology. Plaebiogeography. Introduction to the study of microfossils, with special reference to foraminifera; their classification, biostratigraphic use and paleoecology. Taphonomy, fossilization and fossil tracks with the importance of iconology to infer tetrapods paleobiology. Reefs.
Precambrian: the earliest fossil evidence
Phanerozoic: the main biological events
The geological time. Fossils and chronology. Markers and facies fossils. Lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy, correlations, autoctonia, alloctonia.
Systematics of Invertebrata: the main fossil groups of Phanerozoic.

Adopted texts

A. Allasinaz – Paleontologia generale e sistematica degli invertebrati. ECIG.

S. Raffi & E. Serpagli – Introduzione alla Paleontologia. UTET.

V. Vialli - Appunti di Paleontologia. Pitagora.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Biology and Geology

Frequency modes

Module I - 6 CFU Lectures (48 hours) Modulo II - 1 CFU Lectures (8 hours) - 2 CFU Exercises (24 hours)

Exam modes

Oral examination about general palaeontoly and classification of invertebrate fossils.

Exam reservation date start	Exam reservation date end	Exam date
15/04/2021	21/04/2021	23/04/2021
01/06/2021	15/06/2021	17/06/2021
01/07/2021	14/07/2021	16/07/2021
25/08/2021	08/09/2021	10/09/2021
10/09/2021	22/09/2021	24/09/2021
25/10/2021	06/11/2021	08/11/2021

Programme

Paleontology and its subdisciplines. Principle of uniformitarianism. Classification, taxonomy and systematics; Zoological nomenclature. Systematics; Evolutionary systematics. Life, its domains and reigns. Species concepts. Speciation: pattern (allopatry, parapatry, sympatry) and process. Darwin’s contribution to geology, paleontology and biology. Adaptation; Evolution: macroevolution and microevolution. Background extinctions and mass extinctions; causes of mass extinctions. Interactions among organisms; density-dependent properties: r and K selection. Marine environments and environmental factors; biodiversity. Paleoecology. Plaebiogeography. Introduction to the study of microfossils, with special reference to foraminifera; their classification, biostratigraphic use and paleoecology. Taphonomy, fossilization and fossil tracks with the importance of ichnology to infer tetrapods plaeobiology. Reefs.
Precambrian: the earliest fossil evidence
Phanerozoic: the main biological events
The geological time. Fossils and chronology. Markers and facies fossils. Lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy, correlations, autoctonia, alloctonia.
Systematics of Invertebrata: the main fossil groups of Phanerozoic.

Adopted texts

Handouts distributed during lectures and practical exercises; course webpage (access restricted to enrolled students on the Sapienza moodle e-learning website).
A. Allasinaz –Paleontologia generale e sistematica degli invertebrati. ECIG;
S. Raffi & E. Serpagli – Introduzione alla Paleontologia. UTET.
V. Vialli – Appunti di Paleontologia

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Biology and Geology

Exam modes

Oral examination and classification of invertebrate fossils.