Universität Wien

300192 UE Exercise to Palaeodiversity of Vertebrates (2021W)

Niedere Vertebrata

2.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work
ON-SITE
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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 12 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

The course takes place in class (room 2A225, UZAII) each Wednesday from 08:30 to 10:00 am (starting Oct. 6, 2020), but will be adapted to the respective corona-related situation.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course uses both theoretical and practical approaches to understand the quality of the fossil record of basal vertebrates and the diversity of their tissue types (scales, cartilage, bones, teeth) and cranial morphologies within an evolutionary context.
By the end of this course, students should be able to: (1) Compare and contrast the various tissues and cranial morphology of each of the major non-mammalian vertebrate taxa, (2) evaluate the classification of a mystery non-mammalian vertebrate based on morphological characters, (3) predict whether structures in different non-mammalian vertebrate taxa are homologous and (4) identify the major characters that evolved in the evolutionary history of non-mammalian vertebrates.

Assessment and permitted materials

There will be two continual assessments, each of which will account for 50% of the total mark. The evaluation is based on points.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

More than 60% must be achieved from both continual assessments.

Examination topics

Identification and brief explanation (morphological characteristics) for the classification of skeletal material.

Reading list

Association in the course directory

BPB 2

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