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280182 SE Evolution and Palaeobiology of Dinosaurs (2025S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 28 - Erdwissenschaften, Meteorologie - Geophysik und
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
Moodle
Mi 05.03. 15:00-16:30 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II

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Details

max. 20 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Mittwoch 19.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Mittwoch 26.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Mittwoch 02.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Mittwoch 09.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Mittwoch 30.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Mittwoch 07.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Mittwoch 14.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Mittwoch 21.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Mittwoch 28.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Mittwoch 04.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Mittwoch 11.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Mittwoch 18.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Mittwoch 25.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The Dinosauria represents an extremely successful group of tetrapods that were the dominant terrestrial group of most of the Mesozoic Era. They even evolved active, powered flight and their descendants, the birds, which are nested deeply in theropods survived the K/Pg-boundary event and are highly diverse today. In this seminar, Dinosauria is considered paraphyletic, excluding both Mesozoic and Cenozoic birds and thus focuses exclusively on terrestrial adapted groups, but including the stem group of birds.
Dinosaurs are not anymore considered the cold-blooded, tail-dragging, stupid, lizard-like monsters of the Victorian age, when they first were recognized as distinct group by Sir Richard Owen in 1842. Conversely, we now regard them as upright, active, fast-growing and certainly not stupid reptiles. In fact, they were extremely successful occupying every ecosystem from mountains to deltas on all continents, including Antarctica.
All fossil discoveries and more than 200 years of research, which started 1824, enabled scientists to reconstruct many aspects of their evolutionary history and palaeobiology. Nevertheless, we are still far away from completely understanding dinosaurs.
The aim of this seminar is to summarize and discuss current research findings on the evolution and palaeobiology of dinosaurs.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Students will present a 20 minute PowerPoint lecture in English on a current topic (see Moodle for list of possible topics) and lead the subsequent discussion. Research for the presentation has to be done by the student. No literature will be provided.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The assessment is based on the presentation style, the PowerPoint outline, the completeness of literture research, and the subsequent leading of the discussion.

Prüfungsstoff

A solid and coherent presentation on current topics in the evolution and/or paleobiology of dinosaurs.

Literatur

Self-conducted literature research.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

MA-ERD-W-1.1

Letzte Änderung: Mi 12.02.2025 10:06