Only through the study of the past we can fully understand present times. However, “deep time” an extremely important concept for a geologist, is not easily assimilated. The study of paleoclimates and paleoenvironments of the Earth through time, framed in their relative paleogeographic context, provide a solid, necessary basis for a student of geological sciences.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
Hadean and Archean: 3h
Proterozoic: 3h
Cambrian: 3h
Ordovician: 3h
Silurian: 3h
Devonian: 3h
Carboniferous: 3h
Permian: 3h
Triassic: 3h
Giurassic: 3h
Cretaceous: 3h
Paleogene: 3h
Neogene: 3h
Quaternary: 3h
Further insights: causes and dinamics of climate change, main floral and faunal turnovers, supplementary data on palaeogeography, topics selected by the students: 6h
ELMI S. & BABIN C. (2006) – HISTOIRE DE LA TERRE. DUNOD, PARIS, 239 PP.
ANDERSON D.E., GOUDIE A.S., PARKER A.G. (2007) - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH THE QUATERNARY. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, OXFORD, 359 PP.
GORNITZ V. (ED.)(2009) – ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PALEOCLIMATOLOGY AND ANCIENT ENVIRONMENTS. SPRINGER (REFERENCE BOOK).
SELDEN P. & NUDDS J. (2012) – EVOLUTION OF FOSSIL ECOSYSTEMS. MANSON PUBLISHING, 2ND EDITION
Additional references to be discussed during the classes will be selected among the most recent and/or controversial.
Programme
EACH LESSON WILL ILLUSTRATE THE CLIMATES AND THE ENVIRONMENTS WHICH CHARACTERIZED THE EARTH SINCE HADEAN TO HOLOCENE.Hadean and Archean: 3h
Proterozoic: 3h
Cambrian: 3h
Ordovician: 3h
Silurian: 3h
Devonian: 3h
Carboniferous: 3h
Permian: 3h
Triassic: 3h
Giurassic: 3h
Cretaceous: 3h
Paleogene: 3h
Neogene: 3h
Quaternary: 3h
Further insights: causes and dinamics of climate change, main floral and faunal turnovers, supplementary data on palaeogeography, topics selected by the students: 6h
Core Documentation
STANLEY S.S. (2009) - EARTH SYSTEM HISTORY. FREEMAN AND COMPANY, NEW YORK, 551 PP.ELMI S. & BABIN C. (2006) – HISTOIRE DE LA TERRE. DUNOD, PARIS, 239 PP.
ANDERSON D.E., GOUDIE A.S., PARKER A.G. (2007) - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH THE QUATERNARY. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, OXFORD, 359 PP.
GORNITZ V. (ED.)(2009) – ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PALEOCLIMATOLOGY AND ANCIENT ENVIRONMENTS. SPRINGER (REFERENCE BOOK).
SELDEN P. & NUDDS J. (2012) – EVOLUTION OF FOSSIL ECOSYSTEMS. MANSON PUBLISHING, 2ND EDITION
Additional references to be discussed during the classes will be selected among the most recent and/or controversial.
Type of delivery of the course
Lectures with PPT slides. A dynamic teaching approach will be adopted, based on active discussions of the topic of the day, critical analysis of research papers, popular papers and textbooxs.Type of evaluation
The exam will be based on the lectures' topics. teacher profile teaching materials
Hadean and Archean: 3h
Proterozoic: 3h
Cambrian: 3h
Ordovician: 3h
Silurian: 3h
Devonian: 3h
Carboniferous: 3h
Permian: 3h
Triassic: 3h
Giurassic: 3h
Cretaceous: 3h
Paleogene: 3h
Neogene: 3h
Quaternary: 3h
Further insights: causes and dinamics of climate change, main floral and faunal turnovers, supplementary data on palaeogeography, topics selected by the students: 6h
ELMI S. & BABIN C. (2006) – HISTOIRE DE LA TERRE. DUNOD, PARIS, 239 PP.
ANDERSON D.E., GOUDIE A.S., PARKER A.G. (2007) - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH THE QUATERNARY. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, OXFORD, 359 PP.
GORNITZ V. (ED.)(2009) – ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PALEOCLIMATOLOGY AND ANCIENT ENVIRONMENTS. SPRINGER (REFERENCE BOOK).
SELDEN P. & NUDDS J. (2012) – EVOLUTION OF FOSSIL ECOSYSTEMS. MANSON PUBLISHING, 2ND EDITION
Additional references to be discussed during the classes will be selected among the most recent and/or controversial.
Programme
EACH LESSON WILL ILLUSTRATE THE CLIMATES AND THE ENVIRONMENTS WHICH CHARACTERIZED THE EARTH SINCE HADEAN TO HOLOCENE.Hadean and Archean: 3h
Proterozoic: 3h
Cambrian: 3h
Ordovician: 3h
Silurian: 3h
Devonian: 3h
Carboniferous: 3h
Permian: 3h
Triassic: 3h
Giurassic: 3h
Cretaceous: 3h
Paleogene: 3h
Neogene: 3h
Quaternary: 3h
Further insights: causes and dinamics of climate change, main floral and faunal turnovers, supplementary data on palaeogeography, topics selected by the students: 6h
Core Documentation
STANLEY S.S. (2009) - EARTH SYSTEM HISTORY. FREEMAN AND COMPANY, NEW YORK, 551 PP.ELMI S. & BABIN C. (2006) – HISTOIRE DE LA TERRE. DUNOD, PARIS, 239 PP.
ANDERSON D.E., GOUDIE A.S., PARKER A.G. (2007) - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH THE QUATERNARY. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, OXFORD, 359 PP.
GORNITZ V. (ED.)(2009) – ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PALEOCLIMATOLOGY AND ANCIENT ENVIRONMENTS. SPRINGER (REFERENCE BOOK).
SELDEN P. & NUDDS J. (2012) – EVOLUTION OF FOSSIL ECOSYSTEMS. MANSON PUBLISHING, 2ND EDITION
Additional references to be discussed during the classes will be selected among the most recent and/or controversial.
Type of delivery of the course
Lectures with PPT slides. A dynamic teaching approach will be adopted, based on active discussions of the topic of the day, critical analysis of research papers, popular papers and textbooxs.Type of evaluation
The exam will be based on the lectures' topics. teacher profile teaching materials
Hadean and Archean: 3h
Proterozoic: 3h
Cambrian: 3h
Ordovician: 3h
Silurian: 3h
Devonian: 3h
Carboniferous: 3h
Permian: 3h
Triassic: 3h
Giurassic: 3h
Cretaceous: 3h
Paleogene: 3h
Neogene: 3h
Quaternary: 3h
Further insights: causes and dinamics of climate change, main floral and faunal turnovers, supplementary data on palaeogeography, topics selected by the students: 6h
ELMI S. & BABIN C. (2006) – HISTOIRE DE LA TERRE. DUNOD, PARIS, 239 PP.
ANDERSON D.E., GOUDIE A.S., PARKER A.G. (2007) - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH THE QUATERNARY. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, OXFORD, 359 PP.
GORNITZ V. (ED.)(2009) – ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PALEOCLIMATOLOGY AND ANCIENT ENVIRONMENTS. SPRINGER (REFERENCE BOOK).
SELDEN P. & NUDDS J. (2012) – EVOLUTION OF FOSSIL ECOSYSTEMS. MANSON PUBLISHING, 2ND EDITION
Additional references to be discussed during the classes will be selected among the most recent and/or controversial.
Programme
EACH LESSON WILL ILLUSTRATE THE CLIMATES AND THE ENVIRONMENTS WHICH CHARACTERIZED THE EARTH SINCE HADEAN TO HOLOCENE.Hadean and Archean: 3h
Proterozoic: 3h
Cambrian: 3h
Ordovician: 3h
Silurian: 3h
Devonian: 3h
Carboniferous: 3h
Permian: 3h
Triassic: 3h
Giurassic: 3h
Cretaceous: 3h
Paleogene: 3h
Neogene: 3h
Quaternary: 3h
Further insights: causes and dinamics of climate change, main floral and faunal turnovers, supplementary data on palaeogeography, topics selected by the students: 6h
Core Documentation
STANLEY S.S. (2009) - EARTH SYSTEM HISTORY. FREEMAN AND COMPANY, NEW YORK, 551 PP.ELMI S. & BABIN C. (2006) – HISTOIRE DE LA TERRE. DUNOD, PARIS, 239 PP.
ANDERSON D.E., GOUDIE A.S., PARKER A.G. (2007) - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH THE QUATERNARY. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, OXFORD, 359 PP.
GORNITZ V. (ED.)(2009) – ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PALEOCLIMATOLOGY AND ANCIENT ENVIRONMENTS. SPRINGER (REFERENCE BOOK).
SELDEN P. & NUDDS J. (2012) – EVOLUTION OF FOSSIL ECOSYSTEMS. MANSON PUBLISHING, 2ND EDITION
Additional references to be discussed during the classes will be selected among the most recent and/or controversial.
Type of delivery of the course
Lectures with PPT slides. A dynamic teaching approach will be adopted, based on active discussions of the topic of the day, critical analysis of research papers, popular papers and textbooxs.Type of evaluation
The exam will be based on the lectures' topics. teacher profile teaching materials
Hadean and Archean: 3h
Proterozoic: 3h
Cambrian: 3h
Ordovician: 3h
Silurian: 3h
Devonian: 3h
Carboniferous: 3h
Permian: 3h
Triassic: 3h
Giurassic: 3h
Cretaceous: 3h
Paleogene: 3h
Neogene: 3h
Quaternary: 3h
Further insights: causes and dinamics of climate change, main floral and faunal turnovers, supplementary data on palaeogeography, topics selected by the students: 6h
ELMI S. & BABIN C. (2006) – HISTOIRE DE LA TERRE. DUNOD, PARIS, 239 PP.
ANDERSON D.E., GOUDIE A.S., PARKER A.G. (2007) - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH THE QUATERNARY. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, OXFORD, 359 PP.
GORNITZ V. (ED.)(2009) – ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PALEOCLIMATOLOGY AND ANCIENT ENVIRONMENTS. SPRINGER (REFERENCE BOOK).
SELDEN P. & NUDDS J. (2012) – EVOLUTION OF FOSSIL ECOSYSTEMS. MANSON PUBLISHING, 2ND EDITION
Additional references to be discussed during the classes will be selected among the most recent and/or controversial.
Programme
EACH LESSON WILL ILLUSTRATE THE CLIMATES AND THE ENVIRONMENTS WHICH CHARACTERIZED THE EARTH SINCE HADEAN TO HOLOCENE.Hadean and Archean: 3h
Proterozoic: 3h
Cambrian: 3h
Ordovician: 3h
Silurian: 3h
Devonian: 3h
Carboniferous: 3h
Permian: 3h
Triassic: 3h
Giurassic: 3h
Cretaceous: 3h
Paleogene: 3h
Neogene: 3h
Quaternary: 3h
Further insights: causes and dinamics of climate change, main floral and faunal turnovers, supplementary data on palaeogeography, topics selected by the students: 6h
Core Documentation
STANLEY S.S. (2009) - EARTH SYSTEM HISTORY. FREEMAN AND COMPANY, NEW YORK, 551 PP.ELMI S. & BABIN C. (2006) – HISTOIRE DE LA TERRE. DUNOD, PARIS, 239 PP.
ANDERSON D.E., GOUDIE A.S., PARKER A.G. (2007) - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH THE QUATERNARY. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, OXFORD, 359 PP.
GORNITZ V. (ED.)(2009) – ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PALEOCLIMATOLOGY AND ANCIENT ENVIRONMENTS. SPRINGER (REFERENCE BOOK).
SELDEN P. & NUDDS J. (2012) – EVOLUTION OF FOSSIL ECOSYSTEMS. MANSON PUBLISHING, 2ND EDITION
Additional references to be discussed during the classes will be selected among the most recent and/or controversial.
Type of delivery of the course
Lectures with PPT slides. A dynamic teaching approach will be adopted, based on active discussions of the topic of the day, critical analysis of research papers, popular papers and textbooxs.Type of evaluation
The exam will be based on the lectures' topics.