Description

This subject will offer an extended introduction to the fossil record in relation to biosphere evolution through deep time and change in past environments with an outline of how fossils are used to interpret the history of life and Earth. The subject concentrates on fossil vertebrates and includes treatment of … For more content click the Read More button below.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this subject, graduates will be able to:
1.
Provide a conceptual framework for the evaluation of biosphere patterns through deep time, based on the fossil record
2.
Discuss evolution and ecology through deep time
3.
Interpret common fossil categories and assemblages and understand their use as indicators of past biological systems and of episodes in Earth history
4.
Interpret fossils preserved in sedimentary rock systems for broad scale evidence of past environmental succession

Assessments

1. Written - Test/Quiz

2. Written - Field report

3. Written - Test/Quiz

Offerings

Block 4

MML-TSV-BL4

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