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Teacher
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ANGELONE CHIARA
(syllabus)
General Palaeontology:
Brief history of Palaeontology (2h).
Taphonomy (2h).
Systematics: classification, the species concept, different taxonomic approaches (2h).
Palaeoecology: marine palaeoecology. Elements of continental palaeoecology. Palaeoichnology (4h).
Biostratigraphy: biozones. Biostratigraphic correlations (4h).
Evolution: fossils and evolution. Lamark’s and Neo-lamarckist’s evoluton theory. Darwin’s evolution theory. Microevolution. Synthetic and Punctuated Equilibria theories. Macroevolution. Extinction. Adaptive radiation (2h).
Palaeobiogeography: historical biogeography: dispersion and vicariance. Ecological biogeography. Plate tectonics and palaeobiogeography (4h).
Supplementary discussion about selected topics (2h)
Systematic Palaeontology:
Prokaryote and eukaryote cells. The Kingdoms (1h).
Kingdom Protista - Foraminifera: morphology, taxonomy, stratigraphic distribution and palaeoecology. Detailed study on Orbitolinidae, Fusulinidae, Alveolinidae, Nummulitidae, orbitoids, and Globigerinini (6h). Morphology, taxonomy, stratigraphic distribution and palaeoecology of Radiolaria, Tintinnida, Calcareous Nannofossils and Calcareous Algae (1h).
Kingdom Animalia – Porifera: morphology, taxonomy, and palaeoecology (1h).
Cnidaria: morphology, taxonomy, stratigraphic distribution and palaeoecology (1h).
Mollusca: general morphology and taxonomy. Morphology, taxonomy, stratigraphic distribution and palaeoecology of Bivalvia (including detailed study of Superfamily Hippuritoidea), Gastropoda and Cephalopoda (6h).
Arthropoda: general morphology and taxonomy. Morphology and palaeoecology of Trilobita and Ostracoda (2h).
Echinodermata: general morphology and taxonomy. Morphology and palaeoecology of Echinoidea and Crinoidea (2h).
Lophophorata: general morphology and taxonomy. Morphology and palaeoecology of Bryozoa. Morphology, taxonomy, stratigraphic distribution and palaeoecology of Brachiopoda. (2h).
Stratigraphic Palaeontology: the Cambrian and Phanerozoic fauna; (2h).
Laboratory of Palaeontology:
Practical training on micro- and macrofossil morphology (18h).
Microbiofacies analysis of the Neotethyan basinal sedimentary successions during Meso-Cenozoic (example: the Umbro-Marchean succession) (9h).
Microbiofacies analysis of the Neotethyan carbonate platform sedimentary successions during Meso-Ceonozoic (example: the Latium-Abruzzi succession) (9h).
(reference books)
TEXTBOOKS
Raffi S. & Serpagli E., 1993 - Introduzione Alla Paleontologia. U.T.E.T.;
Benton M.J. & Harper D.A.T., 2009 - Introduction to Paleobiology and the fossil record, Wiley-Blackwell.
Systematic Paleontology:
Teacher handouts relating to the lessons
Allasinaz A., 1999 - Invertebrati fossili. U.T.E.T.
Paleontological Laboratory:
Teacher handouts relating to the lessons.
FURTHER REFERENCES
General Paleontology:
Dennett D.C., 1997 – L’idea pericolosa di Darwin. Bollati Boringhieri;
Eldredge N., 1999 - Ripensare Darwin. Einaudi;
Briggs D.E. & Crowther P.R. (Eds.), 2001 - Palaeobiology II. A Synthesis. Blackwell Science;
Eldredge N., 2002 - Le trame dell’evoluzione. Raffaello Cortina Editore;
Gould S.J., 2003 - La struttura della Teoria Evolutiva. Codice Edizioni;
Ridley M., 2004 - Evolution, 4th Ed. Blackwell Science.
Dawkins R., 2006 - Il racconto dell’antenato. Mondadori;
Chaline J., 2006 - Quoi de neuf depuis Darwin? Etude;
Prothero D.R., 2007 - Evolution. What the Fossils say and why it matters. Columbia University Press.
Systematic Paleontology:
Clarkson E.N.K., 1998 - Invertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. Blackwell Science;
Doyle P., 1996 - Understanding Fossils. An Introduction to Invertebrate Paleontology. Wiley & Sons;
Fortey R., 1999 - Età, quattro miliardi di anni. Longanesi;
Benton M.J. & Harper D.A.T., 2009 - Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record, Wiley-Blackwell.
Paleontological Laboratory:
Premoli Silva I., Rettori R. & Verga D., 2003 - Practical Manual of Paleocene and Eocene Planktonic Foraminifera. International School on Planktonic Foraminifera, 2° Course: Paleocene and Eocene. Tipografia Pontefelcino, Perugia;
Premoli Silva I. & Verga D., 2004 - Practical Manual of Cretaceous Planktonic Foraminifera. International School on Planktonic Foraminifera, 3° Course: Cretaceous. Tipografia Pontefelcino, Perugia;
Iaccarino, S.M., Premoli Silva I., Biolzi M., Foresi M, Lirer F. & Petrizzo M.R., 2005 – Practical Manual of Oligocene to Middle Miocene Planktonic Foraminifera. Tipografia Pontefelcino, Perugia;
Iaccarino, S.M., Premoli S.I., Biolz, M., Foresi, L.M., Lirer, F., Urco, E., And Petrizzo, M.R., 2007, Practical Manual of Neogene Planktonic Foraminifera. VI Course: Neogene. Tipografia Pontefelcino, Perugia;
Cestari R. & Sartorio D. (Eds.), 1995 - Rudists and Facies of the Periadriatic Domain. AGIP S.P.A.;
AGIP, 1988 - Southern Tethys Biofacies. AGIP S.P.A.
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