GEO 517 — Taphonomy: 3 Credits (2 Lec, 1 Other)

(Fall, even years.) Offered Fall, even years. Before one can ask questions about a fossil organism's anatomy, paleoecology or evolution, one must clearly understand its geologic context. Taphonomy investigates the death to discovery history of fossils and the biases created by post-mortem processes to the fossil record. Co-convened with GEO 417

Prerequisites: GEO 448, GEO 309, GEO 310, GEO 411, GEO 417