This course provides information on the distribution of animals and their associations in the past and to rationalize their relationship in the present time. Impart knowledge and concepts of evolution mainly on the basis of fossil record. Give understanding that fossil record also provide information about the distribution of animals in the past eras.
Course Work Plan and evaluation criteria for: Zoology 8th Semester
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Course description |
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Week 1 |
Branches of zoogeography, descriptive, casual, systematic zoogeography and applied zoogeography |
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Week 2 |
Animal distribution: cosmopolitan, discontinuous, isolation and bipolar distribution. |
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Week 3 |
Zoogeographical regions: zoogeographic boundaries and divisions, geographic features,ranges,faunas and affinities of plearctic regions |
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Week 4 |
Zoogeographic boundaries and divisions, geographic features,ranges,faunas and affinities of nearctic regions |
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Week 5 |
Zoogeographic boundaries and divisions, geographic features,ranges,faunas and affinities of oriental region |
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Week 6 |
Zoogeographic boundaries and divisions, geographic features,ranges,faunas and affinities of ethopian and Australian region
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Week 7 |
Mid term exam
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Week 8 |
Neotropical region. Paleogeography: theories of continental drift and plate tectonics :pangea |
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Week 9 |
Paleontology: history ,age ,shells of earth and atmosphere |
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Week 10 |
Igneous rocks and sedimentary rocks. |
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Week 11 |
Metamorphic rocks and fossil types and nature of fossils |
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Week 12 |
Fossilization and geological time scale |
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Week 13 |
Uranium lead dating, radiocarbon dating |
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Week 14 |
History of man, horse and elephant |
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Week 15 |
Assignment + presentations+ Model designing +oral quiz (5+5+5+5) |
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Week 16 |
Lab manual and final term exam |
Course Material
- Total Lessons 13
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Teacher
Threem Zia
