GEOL 143
History of Life

Credit:  3 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a
Life Sciences course.

Evolution of life from its beginning, illustrating changing faunas and floras through time; the invasion of land and of the skies; the effects of a changing atmosphere, changing climates, and continental drift. Emphasis on dinosaur evolution, ecology, and extinction; also other vertebrates, including mammal-like reptiles, mammals, and the emergence of humans, as well as plants and invertebrates.

Students must register for one lab and one lecture section.