GEL 306 - Introduction to Paleontology

Institution:

SUNY College at Brockport

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Description:

Prerequisite: GEL 302 or instructor ? permission. Covers the principles of paleontology and the study of fossils including facies and index fossils, environmental control of species morphology, the basis of taxonomy, general biostratigraphic concepts and practices, and the use of fossils in the economic and scientific world. Presents various invertebrate and vertebrate groups as examples of the concepts. 4 Cr. Even Fall

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brockport.edu

Phone Number:

(585) 395-2361

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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