GEO108 — The Geobiology of Dinosaurs & Their Relatives
GEO 108 - The Geobiology of Dinosaurs & Their Relatives GEO 108 - The Geobiology of Dinosaurs & Their Relatives 5 Credits This class presents scientific research describing how we know what we know about dinosaurs and some of their non-dinosaurian relatives. Biologic topics cover a wide range from physiology, behavior, and comparative anatomy to paleoecology, evolution, and extinction. Geologic topics include fossilization processes, geologic time, sedimentology, and paleo-tectonics. By focusing on dinosaurs, students will experience a deeper engagement in the scientific method and learn to apply critical thinking skills, construct and test hypotheses, and come to logical conclusions based on fossil and other types of data. Fees Science Lab Support Fee Quarters Typically all Online Spring Online Designed to Serve Students needing a science course to meet Natural Science Distribution requirements Active Date 20250401T11:46:20 Grading Basis Decimal Grade Class Limit 28 Lecture 55 Total Degree Distributions: AA Natural Science Science Course Outline The nature of science and the field of geobiology/paleontology The anatomy of scientific investigation What is paleontology, how does it fit into science, and why study it? Geologic Time Formation of Earth, planetary structure and plate tectonics Types of rocks, classification and sedimentary environments Absolute dating, relative dating and the geologic timescale Evolution and evolutionary mechanisms Tenets of evolution and modes of