GEOL 311 - Paleontology

Credit Hours: 3

Encompasses the taxonomy, morphology and recognition of stratigraphically-significant invertebrate fossils. Biostratigraphy, paleoecology, and the evolutionary history of organisms as viewed from the standpoint of the fossil record are also included. Micropaleontology, vertebrate paleontology, and paleobotany are introduced.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Note: Laboratory and field trips.