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Lecture type	Total
Lectures	45
Practicum	30
Seminar	15

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

Course objectives:
Getting familiar with essential terms, principles and applications of palaeontology. Short review of the most important fossil groups.

Course content (syllabus):
1) Basic concepts and definitions in paleontology. Work methods in paleontology. Taphonomic processes.
2) Fossilization. Fossil deposits (concentration and conservation). Preservation potential.
3) Taxonomy. Systematics in paleontology. Paleontological species. Nomenclature rules.
4) Mineralogy and structure of the skeleton.
5) Animalia (Avertebrata I) - Porifera, Cnidaria, Mollusca.
6) Animalia (Avertebrata II) - Bryozoa, Brachiopoda.
7) Animalia (Avertebrata III) - Annelida, Arthropoda, Echinodermata, Hemichordata.
8) Animalia (Vertebrata).
9) Prokaryota, Protoctista. Microfacies.
10) Plantae.
11) Evolution. Extinction.
12) Absolute and relative age. Basic principles of biostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy. Index fossils.
13) Basic principles of paleoecology (abiotic and biotic factors, distribution of organisms).
14) Basic principles of paleoclimatology and paleobiogeography (application of stable isotopes).
15) Development of life on Earth.

1. Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution, Clarkson, E.N.K. (2008): Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution, Blackwell Publishing, 452 str., Clarkson, E.N.K., Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
2. Opća paleontologija Skripta, Sremac, J. (1999): Opća paleontologija Skripta, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 192 str., Sremac, J., Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 1999.
3. Fossil Invertebrates, Taylor, P.D., Lewis, D.N. (2005) Fossil Invertebrates, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachussets, 208 str., Taylor, P.D., Lewis, D.N., Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachussets, 2005.
4. Nastavni materijali dostupni na mrežnim stranicama kolegija, Nastavni materijali dostupni na mrežnim stranicama kolegija.
5. Understanding Fossils, Doyle, P. (1996): Understanding Fossils, Wiley, Chichester, Doyle, P., Wiley, Chichester, 1996.
6. Bringing Fossils to Life - an introduction to Paleobiology, Prothero, D.R. (1998): Bringing Fossils to Life - an introduction to Paleobiology, McGraw-Hill, London, Prothero, D.R., McGraw-Hill, London, 1998.
7. Principles of Palaeontology, Raup, D.M. Stanley, S.M. (1978): Principles of Palaeontology, Freeman, San Francisco, Raup, D.M. Stanley, S.M., Freeman, San Francisco, 1978.

Mandatory course - Regular study - Geology