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Geology 1100 - Principles of Geology (4)
Earth processes and products and their impact on human needs and
the environment. Lectures, lab, one field trip.
Geology 2150 - The Age of Dinosaurs (3)
Study of the evolution of dinosaurs during the Mesozoic Era. New
information on dinosaur life habits, food resources, dispersal by plate
tectonics, and theories of extinction will be covered.
Geology 3500 - Introduction to Paleontology (4)
Study of the morphology, paleontology, patterns of evolution, and causes of extinction in geologically important groups of invertebrate and vertebrate fossils. Lab concentrates on identification of biostratigraphically important fossils (mostly invertebrates). Several half-day field trips.
Geology 3800 - Sedimentary Environments and Facies
(3)
Mechanics of sediment transport, development of stratification
and sedimentary structures, characteristics of non-marine, marginal-marine,
and deep-marine depositional environments.
Geology 8400 - Ancient Greenhouse Climate (3)
Will explore a wide range of data concerning greenhouse climates
and different techniques used in paleoclimatology. Graded on A/F basis
only.
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