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| JLJ2011 | Paleontology | 2+0+1 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of laboratory per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Merve ÖZYURT | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Fossil and fossilization events, importance of fossils, some rules on zoological nomenclature, general features of common invertebrate phyla and some microfossil groups. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | understand the basic rules of the paleontology | 14 | | | LO - 2 : | define the major fossil groups | 12 | | | LO - 3 : | date sedimentary rocks by some fossil taxa | 5 | | | LO - 4 : | interprete the general depositional environments of sedimentary rocks by fossils | 5 | | | LO - 5 : | understand the development of the organic life on the earth | 5 | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Paleontology and fossils, fossilization process, taxon, taxonomy and species concepts, taxonomic hierarchy, ichnology and classification of trace fossils. Zoological nomenclature: lettering rules in paleontology, derivation of name in paleontology, principal rules in definition of the fossils. Classification of animals according to their life style and classification of marine environments. Invertebrate phyla: Porifera, Archaeocyatha, Coelenterata, Bryozoa, Brachiopoda, Mollusca (Pelecypoda, Gastropoda, Cephalopoda) , Arthropoda, Echinodermata (Echinoidea, Crinoidea, Cystoidea, Stelleroidea) , Hemichordata, Micropaleontology: Foraminifera, Radiolaria, Calpionellids, Algae. |
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