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Heinz Kozur

Heinz Kozur is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Heinz Kozur rather than just read about it. In short: Heinz Walter Kozur (born 26 March 1942 in Hoyerswerda; died 20 December 2013 in Budapest) was a German paleontologist and stratigrapher. In 1974, with Mock, he described the conodont genus Misikella, in 1975, with Merrill, the genus Diplognathodus, in 1977, the genus Vjalovognathus, in 1988, the genus Budurovignathus, in 1989, the genus Mesogondolella, in 1990, the genera Clarkina and Chiosella and in 2003, the genu…

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Reference excerpt

Heinz Walter Kozur (born 26 March 1942 in Hoyerswerda; died 20 December 2013 in Budapest) was a German paleontologist and stratigrapher. In 1974, with Mock, he described the conodont genus Misikella, in 1975, with Merrill, the genus Diplognathodus, in 1977, the genus Vjalovognathus, in 1988, the genus Budurovignathus, in 1989, the genus Mesogondolella, in 1990, the genera Clarkina and Chiosella and in 2003, the genus Carnepigondolella. In 2011, with RE Weems, he made additions to the uppermost Alaunian through Rhaetian (Triassic) conchostracan zonation of North America.

References

Kozur, Heinz & Merrill, G.K. 1975. Genus Diplognathodus. In : Kozur, H. Beiträge zur Conodontenfauna des Perm. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen, Innsbruck, pages 9–10 Menning, M.; Alekseev, A.S.; Chuvashov, B.I.; Davydov, V.I.; Devuyst, F.-X.; Forke, H.C.; Grunt, T.A.; Hance, L.; Heckel, P.H.; Izokh, N.G.; Jin, Y.-G.; Jones, P.J.; Kotlyar, G.V.; Kozur, H.W.; Nemyrovska, T.I.; Schneider, J.W.; Wang, X.-D.; Weddige, K.; Weyer, D. & Work, D.M.; 2006: Global time scale and regional stratigraphic reference scales of Central and West Europe, East Europe, Tethys, South China, and North America as used in the Devonian–Carboniferous–Permian Correlation Chart 2003 (DCP 2003), Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 240(1-2): pp 318–372. Kozur, Heinz, & Helfried Mostler. 1996. Longobardian (Late Ladinian) Oertlispongidae (Radiolaria) from the Republic of Bosnia-Hercegovina [sic] and the Strategraphic Value of Advanced Oertlispongidae. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen (Innsbruck) special volume 4: 105–193, p. 188. Kozur, Heinz & Krahl, J. (1987). Erster Nachweis von Radiolarien im tethyalen Perm Europas. N. Jb. Geol. Paläontol. Abh., 174, p. 357-372

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Heinz Kozur

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Heinz Kozur claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Heinz Kozur before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Heinz Kozur ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Heinz Kozur

In research: Heinz Kozur appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Heinz Kozur in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Heinz Kozur is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1942 births, 2013 deaths, Conodont specialists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Heinz Kozur outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Heinz Kozur matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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