Syllabus
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Course Code: GT-501 Course Name: Palaeontology-I |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Fundamentals: definition, objectives and scope, nature of fossil record and their uses, classification of animals, their habits and habitats, evolution of life through the ages, migration, dispersal and extinction of life. |
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| 2 | Invertebrate paleontology: morphology, classification, evolutionary trends, geological history and geographical distribution of brachiopods, pelecypods, gastropods, cephalopods, trilobita, echinoides, coelenterates and graptolites, vertebrate paleontology- basic concepts, broad classification of groups. |
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| 3 | Micropaleontology: introduction, techniques of processing of samples, brief morphology and classification of foraminifera, ostracods, radiolarians and conodonts. Palaeobotany: introduction, gondwana flora. |
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| 4 | Basics of palynology and its applications, applied aspects: age determination and correlation, palaeoecological interpretations with case histories, fossils as a tool in petroleum exploration. |
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