Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Science |
Grao en Bioloxía |
Subjects |
Paleobiology |
Learning aims |
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Identifying Data | 2022/23 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Paleobiology | Code | 610G02043 | |||||||||||
Study programme |
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Graduate | 1st four-month period |
Fourth | Optional | 6 | ||||||||||
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Learning outcomes | Study programme competences / results | ||
To understand the concept of deep (geologic) time | A3 A29 |
B1 |
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To understand the processes of fossilization and the biases of the fossil record as an indicator of ancient biospheres | A2 |
B1 |
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To understand how biological processes occurring at geological time scales, such as evolution or mass extinctions, cannot always be understood as simple extrapolations of processes taking place at shorter time scales | A2 |
B1 B2 |
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To expand our understanding of Evolutionary Theory from a multidisciplinary perspective | A3 |
B1 B2 |
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To know the fossil groups that make up the fossil record and their practical uses | A1 A2 A3 A4 |
B1 B2 |
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To identify the main bioevents in the history of the Earth, their causes and aftermath | A2 A3 |
B1 B2 |
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To synthesize knowledge from a long array of subjects such as Geology, Ecology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Botany or Zoology in the framework of an ever changing Earth | A2 A3 A29 |
B1 B2 |
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