This unit investigates the evolution, classification, and techniques of preparation of stratigraphically important fossil invertebrate groups, particularly brachiopods, cnidarians, echinoderms, molluscs and trilobites; particular attention is given to functional morphology and evolutionary phylogeny. The unit integrates fieldwork, practical work, lecture material, and the reading of pivotal palaeontological papers so that students gain an in-depth appreciation of the types of problems that palaeontologists are currently coming to grips with. This unit is largely a hands-on unit where students learn how to identify invertebrate fossils using a range of traditional and modern taxonomic... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Glenn Brock
Prerequisites: 39cp including (BIOL208(P) or BIOL261(P))
