GEOL 300 - Paleontology

2 hours
The fossil record of life on Earth. History, taxonomy, patterns of development and ancient communities. Laboratory emphasizes fossil identification, paleoenvironmental and paleoecological interpretation, and biostratigraphic correlation. Field trip. Offered spring of odd years. Prerequisite(s): One of these - GEOL 105, GEOL 121, GEOL 140, BIOL 201 or BIOL 125. Block course-three lecture periods and one laboratory period per week. UG