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Evolution of the plant kingdom in Earth history - MG422P20
Title: Vývoj rostlinstva
Czech title: Vývoj rostlinstva
Guaranteed by: Institute of Geology and Paleontology (31-420)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2023
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: not taught
Language: Czech
Note: enabled for web enrollment
the course is taught as cyclical
Guarantor: doc. RNDr. Jakub Sakala, Ph.D.
Pre-requisite : MG422P12
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Annotation -
Last update: doc. RNDr. Jakub Sakala, Ph.D. (29.10.2019)
Lesson gives an overview on the evolution of floras from the very beginning up to now. There are the main characteristics of different stages, i.e., Eophyticum, Palaeophyticum, Mesophyticum and Cenophyticum, their duration and evolutionary progress of the plants in them, together with environmental changes and palaeogeographical differenciatations.
Literature -
Last update: doc. RNDr. Jakub Sakala, Ph.D. (29.10.2019)

Hendrych, R. (1984). Fytogeografie. Stát. pedagog. nakl. Prague. (in Czech)
Kvaček, Z. a kol. (2000). Základy systematické paleontologie I. paleobotanika, palezoologie bezobratlých. Nakl. Karolinum, Prague. (in Czech)

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: doc. RNDr. Jakub Sakala, Ph.D. (29.10.2019)

Participation to the lectures + short essay on selected topic

Syllabus -
Last update: doc. RNDr. Jakub Sakala, Ph.D. (29.10.2019)
1. Introduction – characteristic of different phytogeographical units and basal terminology.
2. Eophyticum – early stage in the evolution of plants related to the algal life in the ocean.
3. Palaephyticum – terestralisation of plants, early and late Palaephyticum and difference between them. Golden age of "pteridophytes", beginning of seed plants.
4. Mesophyticum – Golden age of "gymnosperms". Early and late stage and difference between them. The very beginning of angiosperms.
5. Cenophyticum – Golden age of angiosperms. Global palaeogeographical differentiation and differences between early and late stage. Climate change and establishment of modern ecosystems.

Aim: Deepen knowledge about fossil plant evolution within the frame of the Earth's history, with special respect to palaeogeographical and palaeoclimatic changes.
 
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