BGYCT-137 EM 2024 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

Description

Tutor Marked Assignment
STRATIGRAPHY AND PALAEONTOLOGY
Course Code: BGYCT-137
Assignment Code: BGYCT-137/TMA/2024
Maximum Marks: 100
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Note: Attempt all questions. The marks for each question are indicated against
it. Write all answers in your own words; do not copy from the course
material.
Part A
1. Write short notes on the following:
a) Stratigraphic correlation (5)
b) Biostratigraphy (5)
2. Discuss in detail, principles of stratigraphy. (10)
3. Give a detailed account of stratigraphy of Dharwar craton. (10)
4. Describe stratigraphic classification, lithology and economic importance
of Gondwana Supergroup.
(10)
5 Describe stratigraphy of Palaeozoic succession of Kashmir (10)
Part B
6. Describe types and importance of fossils in geology. (10)
7. Write short notes on the following:
a) Evolutionary stages of horse (5)
b) Modes of preservation of plant fossils (5)
8. Discuss the morphology and geological history of brachiopods. (10)
9. Discuss the morphology and geological history of gastropods. (10)
10. Write short notes on the following:
a) Morphology of echinoids (5)
b) Suture patterns of ammonoids (5)