GEO 151 - Principles of Paleontology

Institution:

University of California-Riverside

Subject:

Description:

Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours; one 1-day field trip. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 010/GEO 003 with a grade of "C- " or better or BIOL 005C. Emphasis is on understanding fossils as living organisms. Topics include fundamentals of evolution and the fossil record, introductory morphometrics and biosystemic theory, functional morphology, and metazoan organization and classification.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCR.EDU

Phone Number:

(951) 827-1012

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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