Vertebrate Evolutionary Palaeontology

Code 265DD
Credits 6

Learning outcomes

Acquisition of basic knowledge on the following topics: 1) origin, evolutionary history, and systematics of the main clades of vertebrates, with special attention to selected groups of marine vertebrates (e.g. marine mammals); 2) palaeoecology and taphonomy of vertebrates in terrestrial and marine environments; 3) evolutionary patterns and extinction mechanisms in terrestrial and marine ecosystems.