PALEONTOLOGY
GLY 3603C, Section 1808, 2010, and Section 3840


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Major objectives of the course are to acquaint you with:

1. how to identify major fossil groups in the field
2. paleontologic field methods and lab techniques
3. taxonomic principles
4. biostratigraphic concepts and tools
5. temporal changes in fossils assemblages that will give you the capability of determining the ages of rocks and sediments.
6. methods of interpreting paleoenvironments using fossil assemblages, and
7. patterns of evolution.