PALEOBIOLOGY

Paleobiology involves the use of fossils in the interpretation of geologic time, ancient environmental reconstruction, and the evolutionary history of life. The course will cover the nature of fossils, the use of fossils for relative age dating, the origin and history of life, extinction and its causes, fossils as environmental indicators, the use of fossils in phylogenetic reconstruction, paleoecology, paleobiogeography, functional morphology, etc. Examples will be drawn from all aspects of the fossil record. Weekly laboratories and occasional field trips are included. Cross-listed as BIOL 3241. Prerequisites: BIOL 1200 OR BIOL 1400 with a grade of C or better; OR GEOL 2101. Corequisites: None. Restrictions: Not open to freshmen.

Term 202480 #82705 GEOL3241
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Location: AS 108 (RSC)
@ 11:20 - 12:35
From 2024-09-05 to 2024-12-17
Location: AS 108 (RSC)
@ 14:10 - 16:50
From 2024-09-05 to 2024-12-17
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