— Evolutionary History of Vertebrates

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Evolutionary history of vertebrates based on the fossil record, in a phylogenetic and chronological framework. Ecology, developmental biology, biogeography, and climate change, timing of major evolutionary events, historical setting of the appearance of major vertebrate groups, physical constraints in vertebrate evolution, effects of continental movement on vertebrate evolution. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken GEL 141 . Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken GEL 141 . Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE).