Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho nº 17071/2009 - 23/07/2009
3 ECTS; 1º Ano, Anual, 27,0 TP , Cód. 6498122.
Lecturer
- Silvério Manuel Domingues Figueiredo (1)(2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
N A
Objectives
Introduce students to the basic elements of Tatonomy and Paleoecology, allowing an integrated analysis of fossiliferous and stratigraphic records as a tool for:
(i) interpretation of the processes responsible for incorporating organic remains into the sedimentary register;
ii verification of taphonomic and stratigraphic controls on the genesis of faunistic accumulations in paleontological and archaeological context.
Program
General aspects of the fossil and archaeological record; Principles and methods of Tatonomy; Biostratinomic processes; Fossildiagenetic processes; Tafofácies (tafotonomic facies); Tafonomic tendencies; Temporal and spatial resolutions of fossiliferous accumulations; Icnofossils, icnocenoses; stratigraphic control over the occurrence, distribution, diversity and preservation of different fossil groups; Conservation Paleobiology.
Evaluation Methodology
Assessment includes a final work/report. Minimum pass mark: 10 out of 20
A mark of 10/20 exempts students from taking the exam.
Bibliography
- Babin, C. (1991). Principes de Paléontologie. (Vol. 1). Paris: Armand Colin Éditeur
- Carvalho, I. (2004). Paleontologia. (Vol. 1). Rio de Janeiro: Editora Interciência
- Melendez, B. (1982). Paleontologia. (Vol. 1). Madrid: Paraninfo
- Konservat-Lagerstätten: cause and classification. .(1988, 0 de ---). Paleobiology , pp. 331-344.
Teaching Method
Traditional lectures.
Software used in class
Power-Point
