Monthly Archives: August 2017
Phylum Porifera: The Simplest of the Animals (Sponges) (September 5 & 7)
The Wikipedia page on sponges is information-rich and accurate on our simple sponge friends. If you really want to get serious, visit the webpage of the International Association for the Study of Fossil Cnidaria and Porifera. You may also want … Continue reading
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Paleoecology; The Kingdom of the Single-Celled Eucaryotes (Protista) (August 29 & 31)
Since last week was short, we’ll begin this week with a discussion of taxonomic principles followed by a basic outline of paleoecology. Our goal is to define some basic terms for living environments and life modes. This framework will prove … Continue reading
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History and Systematics (August 24)
Welcome! There is such wonderful paleontological material on the Web. Come here often! I’ll assume from the start that you all know the Geologic Time Scale, which will be critical to all that we do in this course. Here is … Continue reading
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