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| Paleontology | |||
| PALEONTOLOGY | |||
| CLASS CODE: | GEOL 480 | CREDITS: 3 | FEE: $50.00 |
| DIVISION: | PHYSICAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | GEOLOGY | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | Distribution, morphology, paleoecology, and evolution of organisms in the geologic record. Includes vertebrates, invertebrates, and plant life. | ||
| TAUGHT: | Fall '05, Fall '06, Winter '08, Fall '08 | ||
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: | 1. Introduction to Fossil Records 2. Species and Variation 3. Systematics 4. Evolution and Extinction 5. Morphology 6. Paleoecology, Biogeography, Ichnofossils 7. Biostratigraphy 8. Micropaleo 9. Sponges, Archaeocyathids, Cnidarians 10. Brachiopods and Bryozoans 11. Molluscs 12. Anthropods 13. Echinoderms 14. Vertebrates, Fish, Amphibians 15. Reptiles 16. Mammals 17. Intro to Paleobotany |
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| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | 1. Know significance of fossils and how preserved. 2. Know categories of life forms and relate to time and space. 3. Know principles of paleontology and appply to fossil record. 4. Know methods of fossil extraction and specimen preparation. 5. Know concepts of organic evolution and relate to fossil record. |
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| REQUIREMENTS: | Attendance on required field trips is expected. | ||
| PREREQUISITES: | Geol 112 or a general biology class. | ||
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2002 | ||