Details of ES5101 (Autumn 2020)
Level: 5 | Type: Laboratory | Credits: 4.0 |
Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
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ES5101 | Paleontology Laboratory | Subhronil Mondal |
Syllabus |
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Rationale: Paleontology is the study of past life forms. This laboratory course goes hand in hand with the Paleontology theory course (ES3203). In this laboratory course students gain hands on experience of evaluating important invertebrate groups which contribute heavily to the fossil record. We also briefly cover other important topics such as paleobotany, vertebrate paleontology and Biostratigraphy.
Major Invertebrate groups: Fossil preservation, Microfossils, Sponges, Cnidaria, Bryozoa and Brachiopoda, Molluscs (Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Cephalopoda), Echinodermata Applied paleontology: Biostratigraphy, Paleoecology, Growth form |
References |
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1. E. N. K. Clarkson, Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution, Blackwell, NYC, (1998)
2. Hammer and D.A.T. Harper, Paleontological Data Analysis , Blackwell, NYC (2006). |
Course Credit Options
Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
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1 | IP | 1 | Not Allowed |
2 | IP | 3 | Elective |
3 | IP | 5 | Not Allowed |
4 | MR | 1 | Not Allowed |
5 | MR | 3 | Not Allowed |
6 | MS | 5 | Not Allowed |
7 | MS | 7 | Not Allowed |
8 | MS | 9 | Elective |
9 | RS | 1 | Elective |
10 | RS | 2 | Elective |