BIOL 3241 - PALEOBIOLOGY Prerequisite

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Stockton University

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BIOL 1100 with a minimum grade of C or better or GEOL 2101. Not open to freshmen. (Same as GEOL 3241.) Paleobiology deals with the use of fossils in the interpretation of geologic time, ancient environmental reconstruction, and the evolutionary history of life. The course will cover the nature of fossils, the use of fossils for relative age dating, the origin and history of life, extinction and its causes, fossils as environmental indicators, the use of fossils in phylogenetic reconstruction, paleoecology, biogeography, functional morphology, etc. Examples will be drawn from all aspects of the fossil record. Weekly laboratories include microscope analysis, macrofossil analysis and field trips. Faculty: M. LEWIS 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours 3.000 Lab hours 0.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences & Mathematics Division Biology Department

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stockton.edu

Phone Number:

(609) 652-1776

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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