Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Practical: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 7032 (v.5) Geology 102 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Evolution and evolutionary mechanisms in palaeontology. Distribution of important invertebrate fossils in space and time. Micropalaeontology and its application in sedimentology and stratigraphy. Introductory paleoecology and geological interpretation. Principles, nomenclature and procedures in stratigraphy. Lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy. Correlations, facies and stratigraphic maps. Introduction to seismic and sequence stratigraphy. Geology, stratigraphy and depositional sequence of selected basins |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - Understood the application of paleontology in energy and mineral exploration. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Clarkson E.N.F., (1998), Invertebrate Paleontology and Evolution 4th ed, Blackwell Science. Doyle P, Bennette M.R, Baxter A.N., (2001), The Key to Earth History - An Introduction to Stratigraphy, Wiley. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 20%, Final examination 50%, Laboratory work 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 10700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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