Week 3 General characters, classification, affinities and comparative account of evolutionary trends of Different Phyla
General characters, classification, affinities and comparative account of evolutionary trends of the following phyla: Psilopsida (Psilotum), Lycopsida (Lycopodium, Selaginella), Sphenopsida (Equisetum), Pteropsida (Ophioglossum, Dryopteris and Azolla/Marsilea).
Course Material
- Week 1 Pteridophytes: Introduction, origin, history, features and a generalized life cycle.
- Week 2 Methods of fossilization, types of fossils
- Week 3 General characters, classification, affinities and comparative account of evolutionary trends of Different Phyla
- Week 4 First vascular plant - Rhyniophyta e.g. Cooksonia
- Week 5 Geological time scale and importance of Paleobotany
- Week 6 General characters, classification, affinities and evolution of Lycopsida
- Week 7 Pteropsida (Ophioglossum, Dryopteris and Azolla/Marsilea
- Week 8 Origin and Evolution of seed habit
- Week 9 Mid Term Examinations
- Week 10 Gymnosperms
- Week 11 Geological history, origin, distribution, morphology, anatomy og Gymnosperms
- Week 12 Cycadofillicales, Bennettitales, Ginkgoales,
- Week 13 Cycadales, Coniferales, and Gnetales
- Week 14 Distribution of gymnosperms in Pakistan
- Week 15 Economic importance of gymnosperms.
- Week 16 Angiosperms: Origin, general characteristics, Importance, and life cycle of angiosperms
- Week 17 Palynology: An introduction to Neopalynology and Paleopalynology, its applications in botany, geology, archaeology, criminology, medicines, honey and oil and gas exploration.
- Week 18 Final Term Examinations
- Chapters 18
- Department Botany
- Teacher
Dr. Kafeel Ahmad
