Vertebrate Paleontology is a preminent discipline among geological sciences: no need to remind its fundamental contribution to other geological disciplines, and among them plate tectonics.
This course provides basic concepts of vertebrate evolution and provides the student the chance to apply several theoretical concepts assimilated during the introductory course of paleontology. It will be highlighted the importance of fossils for age estimations, paleogeography and palaeoclimate/palaeoenvironmental reconstructions
This course provides basic concepts of vertebrate evolution and provides the student the chance to apply several theoretical concepts assimilated during the introductory course of paleontology. It will be highlighted the importance of fossils for age estimations, paleogeography and palaeoclimate/palaeoenvironmental reconstructions
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Mutuazione: 20402176 PALEONTOLOGIA DEI VERTEBRATI in Geologia del Territorio e delle Risorse LM-74 N0 ANGELONE CHIARA
Programme
Origin of vertebrates; Cambrian vertebrates, early fishes; jawless fishes and the origin of the jaw; post-Devonian evolution of fishes; early tetrapods (amphibians); Amniotes; terapods of the Triassic; dinosaurs and other pre-paleogenic reptiles; birds; mammals; fundamentals of human evolution.Core Documentation
Benton M.J. (2005) - Vertebrate Palaeontology. Blackwell Publishing, 472 pp.Type of delivery of the course
LecturesType of evaluation
Discussion of an essay based on one of the topics illustrated during the course