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Evolutionary Palaeobiology - BIOL381
The fossil record is our best guide to large-scale evolutionary patterns and processes. Building on BIOL261 and BIOL379, this unit will cover a range of topics of key interest to organismal biologists, including the Cambrian explosion, evolutionary trends, diversity dynamics, mass extinctions, time scales, palaeoecology, phylogenetics, and the evolution of key terrestrial groups such as plants, insects, dinosaurs, and mammals. Lectures are augmented with readings of primary scientific literature, and practical work involves hands-on study of fossils combined with computational analysis of data.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | S2 Day - Session 2, North Ryde, Day S2 External - Session 2, External (On-campus dates: Compulsory) |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr John Alroy |
| Prerequisites: |
39cp including (6cp from (BIOL261 or BIOL263 or BIOL262 or BIOL208 or BIOL228 or BIOL227 or BIOL235 or GEOS206) and 3cp from BIOL or GEOS units at 300 level) |
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| NCCW(s): | BIOL378, GEOS312 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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