APPLIED MICROPALEONTOLOGY
MICROPALEONTOLOGIA APPLICATA
APPLIED MICROPALEONTOLOGY
MICROPALEONTOLOGIA APPLICATA
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| 2017/2018 | 6 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Fabrizio Frontalini | Tuesday, 11-13 |
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Course partially taught in a foreign language
English
This course is taught partially in Italian and partially in a foreign language. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course is designed to 1) advance the knowledge on the identification of major microfossil groups, 2) provide an overview of the potential application of Micropaleontology to Earth Sciences, 3) provide the information necessary for the stratigraphical interpretation of sedimentary sequence and events’ dating, 4) offer useful insights for addressing environmental issues and for the development of georesources.
Program
Micropaleontologia sistematica: foraminiferi, nannoplancton calcareo, ostracodi, pteropodi, calpionellidi, alghe calcaree, briozoi, radiolari, diatomee, silicoflagellati ed ebridianidi, conodonti, dinoflagellati, acritarchi e tasmanidi, spore e pollini, chitinozoi. Microfossili guida. Associazioni. Unità biostratigrafiche. Scale biostratigrafiche e correlazioni biostratigrafiche. Interpretazioni paleoecologiche, paleogeografiche, paleoclimatiche e paleoceanografiche. Applicazioni della Micropaleontologia all'ambiente e alle georisorse. Metodiche micropaleontologiche di campagna e di laboratorio. Riconoscimento dei principali microfossili al microscopio.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
At the end of the course, the student is expected to have advance the basic knowledge in the field of Micropaleontology, stratigraphy, paleoecology and paleoceanography. Indeed, the student is expected to recognize the main microfossils’ groups and to identify suitable micropaleontological methodologies in relation to the considered stratigraphical intervals and geological contexts.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
The teaching material and specific communications from the lecturer can be found, together with other supporting activities, inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Field and laboratory exercises.
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
The course will take place through a continuous interaction between lectures, field and laboratory exercises and microscopic sessions.
- Course books
Hag, B.U. and Boersma, A., 1978. Introduction to Marine Micropaleontology, Elsevier.
Lipps, J.H., 1993. Fossil Prokaryotes and Protists. Blackwell Scientific Publications.
Martin, R., 2000. Environmental Micropaleontology: The Application of Microfossils to Environmental Geology. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
Armstrong, H.A. and Brasier, M.D., 2006. Microfossils, Blackwell Publishing.
Saraswati, P.K. and Srinivasan, M.S., 2016. Micropaleontology: Principles and Applications.
- Assessment
Written and/or oral examination.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
The course will take place through a continuous interaction between lectures, field and laboratory exercises and microscopic sessions.
- Course books
Hag, B.U. and Boersma, A., 1978. Introduction to Marine Micropaleontology, Elsevier.
Lipps, J.H., 1993. Fossil Prokaryotes and Protists. Blackwell Scientific Publications.
Martin, R., 2000. Environmental Micropaleontology: The Application of Microfossils to Environmental Geology. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
Armstrong, H.A. and Brasier, M.D., 2006. Microfossils, Blackwell Publishing.
Saraswati, P.K. and Srinivasan, M.S., 2016. Micropaleontology: Principles and Applications.
- Assessment
Written and/or oral examination.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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