GEOL 4214 - Invertebrate Paleontology

Credit Hours: 4
Contact Hours: 3 Lecture, 2 Lab
Offered: Spring

The study of fossil invertebrates emphasizes both soft and skeletal anatomy, as well as the relationship between those known only from fossils and animals living today. Emphasis is on the identification of the most abundant fossils, and their use as tools for stratigraphic correlation and interpretation of ancient environments of deposition.

Prerequisites: GEOL 3014 - Geological Field Methods or consent of instructor