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GEOS235: Palaeontology |
Day students: voluntary field excursion 21 to 22 October, Hunter Valley. External Students: 16 to 17 September; 14 to 15 October
A broad survey of the progress of life; patterns of evolution and mass extinctions in the past; waxing and waning of faunal provinces; fossil communities; biological nomenclature in outline; outline of morphology of the main groups of fossil plants and animals; principles of biostratigraphy; and the applications of palaeontology to solving geological problems.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 5 |
| When Offered: |
D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year
(On Campus session: 16-17 September; 14-15 October; 21-22 October (F)) |
| Staff Contact: |
Dr Brock |
| Prerequisites: |
GEOS112(P) or GEOS115(P) or GEOS116 or AHST210(P) or 3cp in 100-level biology
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| Unit Designations: |
Science
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Graded
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| Offered By: |
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences |
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