Micropaleontological Stratigraphy
Academic Year 2026/2027 - Teacher: FRANCESCO SCIUTOExpected Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding: Theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field of study.
Knowledge and understanding: Knowledge of the criteria for identifying ostracods within microscopic facies, and recognition of key taxa and their associated habitats and/or paleoenvironments.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: Ability to identify ostracods in sedimentary facies from laboratory samples in order to reconstruct paleoenvironments as they evolve through time and space within sedimentary successions.
Required Prerequisites
knowledge of the main transitional and continental marine environments, knowledge of the fundamental notions of paleontology
Detailed Course Content
General information, notes on the soft parts, the carapace and its internal and external structures, development of the organism, ecology and paleoecology, notes on ostracod classification
Textbook Information
micropaleontology manual
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generalità, cenni sulle parti molli, il carapace e le sue strutture interne ed esterne | |
| 2 | sviluppo dell'organismo, ecologia e paleoecologia | |
| 3 | cenni sulla classificazione degli ostracodi |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Verification of learning will take place through an oral exam and practice with recognition of the main taxa of ostracods and the relative facies to which they belong.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
What facies type does the taxon belong to?
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