PALEOFITOECOLOGIA E FITOECOLOGIA MARINA

6 CFU - 1° Semester

ROSSANA SANFILIPPO - Module PALEOFITOECOLOGIA MARINA - GEO/01 - 3 CFU
GIUSEPPINA ALONGI - Module FITOECOLOGIA MARINA - BIO/03 - 3 CFU

Learning Objectives

PALEOFITOECOLOGIA MARINA
A complete acquisition of the topics indicated in the program is required. The skills required are a proper knowledge of the most significant marine plants and algae in the paleontological record and in particular their role in some paleoecological reconstructions of the geological past.

PALEOFITOECOLOGIA MARINA
Meaning and goals of Marine Paleoecology. The appearance and evolution of vegetals in the geological record. Methods and processes of fossilization of vegetal remnants and in particular of marine plants and seaweed. Fossilization power and role of some marine algae and plants in the formation of rocks (litogenetic power of fossils). Role of calcareous algae and plants in the biodiversity of fossil marine habitats. Algal ecofenotypes and their significance in paleoecological reconstruction. Selected cases of vegetal-dominated marine environments from Precambrian to Cenozoic, also referring to examples of the regional context. The stratigraphic meaning of marine plants. Techniques of fossil fitocommunities.

PALEOFITOECOLOGIA MARINA
Materials used during lessons is made available to students.
Textbooks useful for the study:

Raffi S. & Serpagli E. 1993. Introduzione alla Paleontologia. UTET, Torino.

Schäfer W.1972. Ecology and Palaeoecology of Marine Enviroments. Translated from the German by I. Oertel. xii+568 pp., 275 figs, 39 pls. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

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