GEOL46004 — (was ERSC 4460) Paleobiology
Add to Bookmarks Three hours lecture. Four credit hours. The evolution and ecological structure of the biosphere from the origin of life to the present emphasize the evolution and paleobiology of animal life as shown by the fossil record. Lectures discuss the methods used to interpret the fossil record and cover topics such as ontogeny, speciation, phylogeny and systematics, functional anatomy, biogeography, biostratigraphy, paleoecology, and macroevolution. Laboratories will focus on paleobiological principles demonstrated by the major groups of invertebrates common in the geologic record. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as GEOL 56004 (was ERSC 5460).
Prerequisites: GEOL11343, GEOL11331, BIOL10004, BIOL10104, GEOL32003