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Geology 315 INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY & PALEOECOLOGY |
| Weekly laboratory exercises are designed to complement and enliven lecture material on the preservation, paleoecology, classification, and identification of invertebrate organisms. Emphasis is placed on learning paleontological techniques (including dissections), recognizing fossil genera and different invertebrate phyla, and discussing special themes in paleontology. Each lab is worth 10 points. Two 35-point lab quizzes are also scheduled during the term. |
| Lab | Topic |
| 1 | Theme I: Fossilization |
| FT | Field trip (required) |
| 2 | Theme II: Paleoenvironmental reconstructions |
| 3 | Trilobites and other arthropods |
| 4 | Porifera, including archaeocyaths and stromatoporoids |
| 5 | Protozoa I; Theme III: Micropaleontological techniques |
| 6 | Protozoa II: Completion of forams lab |
| 7 | Cnidaria |
| 8 | LAB QUIZ I; Bryozoa |
| 9 | Brachiopods; Theme IV: Paleoecology |
| 10 | Pelecypods; Theme V: Functional morphology |
| 11 | Gastropods and cephalopods |
| Thanksgiving Break | |
| 12 | Echinoderms |
| 13 | LAB QUIZ II; Graptolites, conodonts, and trace fossils |
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