Vertebrate Paleontology
| Title | ΠΑΛΑΙΟΝΤΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΣΠΟΝΔΥΛΩΤΩΝ / Vertebrate Paleontology |
| Code | GGG 426Y |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Dimitrios Kostopoulos |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40001735 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600107448
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Class Schedule
| Building | Φυσικομαθηματική (Δ) |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | Ε01 (363) |
| Calendar | Τρίτη 13:00 έως 15:00 |
| Building | Φυσικομαθηματική (Δ) |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | Ε01 (363) |
| Calendar | Τρίτη 15:00 έως 17:00 |
| Building | Φυσικομαθηματική (Δ) |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | Ε01 (363) |
| Calendar | Τρίτη 17:00 έως 19:00 |
| Building | Φυσικομαθηματική (Δ) |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | Ε01 (363) |
| Calendar | Τρίτη 19:00 έως 21:00 |
| Building | Φυσικομαθηματική (Δ) |
| Floor | Όροφος 1 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ ΠΔΑ (197) |
| Calendar | Πέμπτη 09:00 έως 11:00 |
| Building | Φυσικομαθηματική (Δ) |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | Ε01 (363) |
| Calendar | Πέμπτη 15:00 έως 17:00 |
| Building | Φυσικομαθηματική (Δ) |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | Ε01 (363) |
| Calendar | Πέμπτη 19:00 έως 21:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600107448
- At the Website of the School: http://www.geo.auth.gr/gr_e-teach.htm
- Other: dskostopoulos.weebly.com
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- GGG 320Υ Invertebrate Paleontology
- GGN 216E Biology
Learning Outcomes
1)The student recognizes the basic principles and laws governing the evolution of vertebrate organism. He/she compares, explains and distinguishes the stations of this development and links the evolution of vertebrates with basic geological-geomorphological and climatic changes in the planet's history.
2)Alongside the student to acquire skills in high use, recovery and synthesis of paleontological data in solving geological and evolutionary problems either individually or collectively, and to organize and present the results. The student to accept and support the theory of evolution by documenting examples of vertebrate paleontology.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Histry of Vertebrate Paleontology. Fossils-Fossilisation-Taphonomy. Types of Fossil accumulations-excavation-preservation. Basics of evolutionary theory. The species concept. Linnean and phylogenetic systematics. Mass extinction. Geological time and early history of Life. The Cambrian explosion and the emergence of vertebrates. Earth during Palaeozoic- from agnatha to gnathostoma. The emergence of tetrapodes. The end of palaeozoic-Batrachomorpha & Herpetomorpha. The first amniotes. Anapsids & Diapsids. The Mesozoic era-from dinosaurs to birds. The C/P extinction. From synapsids to mammals. Afrotheria nad Laurasitheria. The origin of primates and the Miocene apes. From Sahelanthropus to Homo sapiens. The greek primate record. Greek vertebrates and their bearing to geology, biology, palaeogeography and palaeoenvironment
Keywords
Palaeontology, Vertebrates, Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Homo origins
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
1) All class material is available in electronic form to all students through the course and teacher web pages.
2) The teacher communicates with students through e-mail.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | 0.9 | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 26 | 0.9 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fieldwork | 10 | 0.3 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 50 | 1.7 | ✓ | ||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 10 | 0.3 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 8 | 0.3 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 20 | 0.7 | |||
| Total | 150 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Interim evaluation through interactive discussion and Q & A during the theoretical lessons and through practical applications, solving hypothetical problems and report writing in laboratory courses. Final evaluation through written examinations
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
- Διαδραστικά μέσα (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
M. Benton - Vertebrate Paleontology, 2000 (βιβλιοθήκη Τμ. Γεωλογίας QE841.B44 1997 c.1)
R. Cowen - History of Life, 2005 (βιβλιοθήκη Τμ. Γεωλογίας QE711.2.C68 2005 c1)
A. Meyer & R. Zardoya, 2003, Recent advances in the (Molecular) phylogeny of vertebrates. Annual review of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics, 34: 311-338.
Γ. Κουφός - Παλαιοντολογία Σπονδυλωτών, 2004, Εκδ. Ζητη
Additional bibliography for study
R. Dawkins: Το μεγαλύτερο Θέαμα στη Γη, 2009 ( εκδόσεις ΑΒΓΟ)
N. Shubin: Το ψάρι μέσα μας, 2008 (εκδόσεις ΚΑΤΟΠΤΡΟ)
C. Stringer & P. Andrews: homo η καταγωγή και η εξέλιξη του ανθρώπου, 2006 (εκδόσεις POLARIS)
Last Update
22-11-2016
