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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Geology
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Rivka Rabinovich
Coordinator Office Hours:
appointment
Teaching Staff:
Prof. Rivka Rabinovich
Course/Module description:
Biological events in the paleontological record of the southern Levant
Course/Module aims:
1. Impart knowledge on past faunal record
2. Impart knowledge on the local paleontology record
3. Emphasis the connection between the world-wide processes and the local ones
4. Reading articles in detail
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Gaining basic knowledge on the local paleontological record, while studying the world-wide phenomena. Reading in depth scientific publications
Attendance requirements(%):
95
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
frontal, lab
Course/Module Content:
1. The Precambrian fauna
2. Cambrian – selected localities
3. Triassic faunal world
4. Jurassic faunal world
5. Reptiles, dinosaurs and flying animals in the Cretaceous
6. Africa in the Oligocene
7. Early-Middle Miocene
8. Late Miocene
9. Pliocene
Required Reading:
Selected chapters from Cenozoic mammals of Africa
Additional Reading Material:
Weakly obligatory reading
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Home Exam / Referat 60 %
Presentation / Poster Presentation / Lecture/ Seminar / Pro-seminar / Research proposal 40 %
Additional information:
Weakly obligatory reading
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