GEO 3180 - Paleontology

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Geology

Description:

Reviews theories, principles, and applications of paleontology, as well as the characteristics of important groups of fossil organisms and their geologic distributions and paleoecologies. The course includes a lab. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Review and debate the nature of the fossil record. 2. Appraise, criticize, debate, and defend the principles of and theories about evolution, speciation, systematics, and extinction. 3. Assess possible functional morphological and paleoecological features of a fossil organism. 4. Assess the paleobiogeographic and biostratigraphic utility of a fossil organism. 5. Evaluate and classify a fossil and assess what it contributes to understanding the evolutionary history and diversity of its clade. Course fee required. Prerequisites: GEO 1220 and GEO 1225, or instructor permission. FA (odd)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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