Syllabus
Methods for determining the most common groups of Palaeozoic and post-Palaeozoic fossils: trilobites, molluscs, echinoderms, brachiopod, bryozoans, and other groups at least to the class, but mostly in order, or family. Characteristic features of common fragments on common ways of preservation and extraordinary ways of preservation.
Annotation
The course takes place in two blocks. The first block focuses on the practical determination of Palaeozoic fauna from different fragments (about 100 to 150 fragments, observing by naked eye or magnifying glass), the description of characteristic features of individual groups, the extension of the morphology and systematics of most common Paleozoic groups.
The second part deals with various fragments of the Cretaceous and Tertiary age (200-300 fragments, observation under microscope), extending the description of morphology and structure of post-Paleozoic groups of animals and plants.