| Jan.
16/17-P |
Porifera & Cnidaria
and a review of Fossilization (Chapter 12, Prothero,
2004) |
| Jan.
19- |
Introduction to the course, Fossils
(Chapter 1, Prothero, 2004) |
| Jan.
20- |
Taphonomy (Chapter 1, Prothero, 2004) |
| Jan.
23/24-P |
Bryozoa and a review of colonial
organisms (pg. 240-245, Prothero, 2004) |
| Jan.
26- |
Evolution & Darwin (pg. 63-73,
Prothero, 2004) |
| Jan.
27- |
Natural Selection & Evolution
(pg. 63-73, Prothero, 2004) |
| Jan.
30/31-P |
Brachiopoda (pg. 227-239, Prothero,
2004) |
| Feb.
2- |
Species & Speciation (Chapter
3, Prothero, 2004) |
| Feb.
3- |
Species in the Fossil Record (Chapter
3, Prothero, 2004) |
| Feb.
6/7-P |
Arthropoda (Chapter 14, Prothero,
2004) |
| Feb.
9- |
Intraspecific Variation I (Chapter
2, Prothero, 2004) |
| Feb.
10- |
Intraspecific Variation II (Chapter
2, Prothero, 2004) |
| Feb.
13/14-P |
Mollusca –1 (pg. 273-279, 286-298,
Prothero, 2004) |
| Feb.
16- |
Morphometrics I (Chapter 4, Raup
and Stanley, 1978) |
| Feb.
17- |
Morphometrics II (Chapter 4, Raup
and Stanley, 1978) |
| Feb.
20/21-P |
Mollusca- 2 (pg. 279-286, 298-307,
Prothero, 2004) |
| Feb.
23- |
Systematics I (Chapter 4, Prothero,
2004) |
| Feb.
24- |
Systematics II (Chapter 4, Prothero,
2004) |
| Feb.
27 – Mar. 3 |
Semester Break |
| Mar.
6/7-P |
Echinodermata (Chapter 16, Prothero,
2004) |
| Mar.
9- |
Functional Morphology (Chapter 7,
Prothero, 2004) |
| Mar.
10- |
Functional Morphology: Fossil Examples
(Chapter 7, Prothero, 2004) |
| Mar.
13/14-P |
Foraminifera (Chapter 11, Prothero,
2004) |
| Mar.
16 - |
Palaeoecology I (Chapter 8, Prothero,
2004) |
| Mar.
17 - |
Palaeoecology II (Chapter 8, Prothero,
2004) |
| Mar.
20/21-P |
Morphometrics |
| Mar.
23- |
Biogeography (Chapter 9, Prothero,
2004) |
| Mar.
24- |
Biostratigraphy (Chapter 10, Prothero,
2004) |
| Mar.
27/28-P |
Fossils and Palaeoenvironments |
| Mar.
30 - |
Extinction & Turnover (Chapter
6, Prothero, 2004) |
| Mar.
31. |
Mass Extinctions (Chapter 6, Prothero,
2004) |
| Apr.
3/4 -P |
Palaeoecology/Biostratigraphy |
| Apr.
6- |
Micro and Macroevolution (pg. 39-41;
73-77, Prothero, 2004) |
| Apr.
7- |
Largescale Patterns in the History
of Life (pg. 39-41; 73-77, Prothero, 2004) |
| Apr.
11/12-P |
REVIEW FOR PRACTICAL EXAM |
| Apr.
13- |
REVIEW FOR LECTURE EXAM |
