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General Information
Credits: 4
Description:
Vertebrate Paleontology explores the evolution of vertebrates from the early Paleozoic to Recent. The course will cover the systematics, anatomy, paleogeography, and ecology of extinct vertebrates. Discussions will include fishes, early tetrapods & amniotes, dinosaurs, birds and mammals. Lab portion includes paleontology techniques, analysis, and study of fossil specimens and casts. A weekend field trip is included.Offered by Atmospheric/Oceanic/Earth Sci. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to BIOL 334.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Writing Intensive in Major
Registration Restrictions:
Required Prerequisites: (GEOL 101C and 103C) or (GEOL 102C and 104C) or (BIOL 102C, 103C, 213C or 300C).
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Schedule Type: Laboratory, Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Current Sections
This course is not offered this semester.