Study-unit QUATERNARY GEOLOGY
| Course name | Natural and environmental sciences and technologies |
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| Study-unit Code | 55020706 |
| Curriculum | Comune a tutti i curricula |
| Lecturer | Angela Baldanza |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Course Regulation | Coorte 2022 |
| Supplied | 2023/24 |
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| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Discipline di scienze della terra |
| Sector | GEO/02 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Type of learning activities | Attività formativa monodisciplinare |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | The italian Quaternary, the ice ages, climatic changes during the last My; the sea level fluctuations and related morphology. Marine and continental fauna. IS (isothopic stages); the lacustrine basins of Italy ; Stratigraphy and Magnetostratigraphy; The Faunal Mammal Units; Paleoflora and paleocarpological analysis. Biostratigraphy of marine and continental sequences. |
| Reference texts | Malatesta- Geologia e Paleobiologia del Quaternario; Audiovisual materials and original scientific articles provided by teacher. |
| Educational objectives | Knowledges on marine and continental Quaternary, with particular attention to the Mediterranean area and Italian regions. |
| Prerequisites | Fondaments of Geology and Paleontology. |
| Teaching methods | Theoretical lessons and practical training. Seminars, Field trip, Seminar lectures with audiovisual material |
| Learning verification modality | Preparation of a short paper, and a multimedia presentation on a topic of the course chosen by the student and agreed with the teacher. The material, mainly scientific publications (in English or Italian) to prepare the thesis and the presentation in ppt, will be provided by the teacher. The examination lasting approximately forthy minutes |
| Extended program | The italian Quaternary, the ice ages, climatic changes during the last 2.5 My; the sea level fluctuations and related morphology. Marine and continental fauna. IS (isothopic stages); the lacustrine basins of Italy ; Stratigraphy and Magnetostratigraphy; The Faunal Mammal Units; Paleoflora and paleocarpological analysis. Biostratigraphy of marine and continental sequences. |