Academic year2016/17
CourseGEOSCIENCES AND GEOTECHNOLOGIES
Code149DD
Credits6
PeriodSemester 1
LanguageItalian
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
| MICROPALEONTOLOGIA | GEO/02 | LEZIONI | 60 | |
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Knowledge
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to explain the usage, value and advantages of key microfossil groups within biostratigraphy, paleoenvironmental, and paleoclimate reconstructions and to explain and give examples of the value and advantages of selected microfossils groups in different geographical areas through geological time.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
Methods:
- Final oral exam
- Final laboratory practical demonstration
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- individual study
- Laboratory work
- Practical
Attendance: Advised
Teaching methods:
Syllabus
Morphology, classification, preparation techniques, and evolution of key microfossil groups and their biostratigraphic and paleoecological significance. Emphasizes foraminifera, calcareous nannofossils. Regularly scheduled laboratory.
Bibliography
Recommended reading includes Haq e Boersma (eds.), 1998. Introdution to Marine Micropaleontology; further bibliography will be indicated.
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