GEOL 4390 - Paleontology and Stratigraphy

(4 Units)

(Formerly Stratigraphy) Paleontology, the study of fossils, includes fossil preservation, identification, paleoecology, and evolution. Stratigraphy, the distribution of sedimentary rocks in time and space, includes stratigraphy based on rocks, fossils, chemical, and geophysical properties. Lab and field exercises.

Prerequisites: GEOL 4380 or consent of instructor.

Hours: (Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours, including required field trips)

Offered: (Fall of even-numbered years)

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