INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( GEOSCI 110 or 204 ), ( ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 and 102 ), ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152 , ( BIOCORE 381 and 382 ), or graduate/professional standing. Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify fossils of marine invertebrate animals in the rock record. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe the processes involved in fossilization of marine invertebrate animals. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Recognize the hierarchical taxonomic classification of marine invertebrate animals and how it reflects their evolutionary histories. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use fossils to infer past environmental and ecological conditions. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Use fossils to constrain the age of sedimentary rocks (i.e. biostratigraphy). Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Summarize how the fossil record is used to reconstruct Earth history. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Evaluate relevant scientific literature related to invertebrate paleontology. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify fossils of marine invertebrate animals in the rock record. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe the processes involved in fossilization of marine invertebrate animals. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Recognize the hierarchical taxonomic classification of marine invertebrate animals and how it reflects their evolutionary histories. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use fossils to infer past environmental and ecological conditions. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Use fossils to constrain the age of sedimentary rocks (i.e. biostratigraphy). Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Summarize how the fossil record is used to reconstruct Earth history. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Evaluate relevant scientific literature related to invertebrate paleontology. Audience: Graduate