GEOL 120 - Field Paleontology

Institution:

Flathead Valley Community College

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Description:

1 credit (Summer Semester) Learn how paleontologists use fossils, rocks, and modern environments to formulate interpretations about the past. This is an introductory field course that covers regional geology including sedimentology, natural history and pale-ontology of fossil localities in the northwest. Learn how to recognize fossils in the rocks, understand where fossils are formed and why fossils are found in specific locations.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.fvcc.edu

Phone Number:

(406) 756-3822

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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