GEO 417 — Taphonomy: Fossil Preservation: 3 Credits (2 Lec, 1 Lab)

() Offered Fall, even years. Scattered dinosaur bones lie entombed in a rock; what do they mean? Taphonomy examines the processes that act on an organism from the time of its death until its discovery and how these processes bias or help in fossil interpretation. Co-convened with GEO 517

Prerequisites: GEO 309, GEO 211, GEO 517