E&ES229 - Invertebrate Paleontology

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Academic Year 2003/2004

Invertebrate Paleontology
E&ES 229 SP

Linked Course:E&ES227

This course may be repeated for credit.

During this laboratory course we will look at fossils from the Wesleyan Collection to understand invertebrate morphology, physiology and ecology of living and extinct invertebrate animals, with emphasis on understanding of the different building plans of animals in the most common Phyla. We will also look into the morphology of vascular plants in Paleozoic and Meso/Cenozoic. We will look particularly at linkage of form and function, and at the evolution of morphological and ecological diversity over time, and pay attention to various modes of preservation of fossils.

MAJOR READINGS

Textbook: D. R. Prothero: BRINGING FOSSILS TO LIFE (WCB McGraw Hill; 1998). Laboratory Notes to be supplied every lab.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

There will be three laboratory tests during the semester.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Co-registration in E&ES227.

COURSE FORMAT: Laboratory

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: .5 Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: E&ES101 AND E&ES199

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Thomas,Ellen

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Times: ..T.... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: SCIE309

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 25)

SR. major: 13 Jr. major: 12

SR. non-major: 0 Jr. non-major: 0 SO: 0 FR: 0

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Last Updated on MAR-19-2004