GEOL 112. History of the Earth and its Life
Spring 2009
Course Syllabus (word document)
Lecture Schedule (word document)
Exam 2 on Wednesday March 18. Additional Review Questions can be found HERE
Organize the main concepts of the Paleozoic by constructing a matrix of events and time. Example (this is not an exhaustive list) can be found HERE
Lecture Outlines and Material
Introduction and History of Geologic Thought (word document)
Fossils and Taxonomy (word document)
Environments and Life (word document)
Sedimentary Environments (word document)
Correlation and Age Dating (word document)
Continental Drift, Mountain Building, and Plate Tectonics (word document)
Geochemical Cycles (word document)
Archean (word document)
Early Proterozoic (word document)
Early Paleozoic Life and Mt. Building (word document)
Middle Paleozoic Life (word document)
Middle Paleozoic Mountain Building (word document)
Late Paleozoic Life (word document)
Late Paleozoic Rocks and Cyclothems (word document)
Late Paleozoic Mountain Building (word document)
Paleozoic Extinctions (word document)
In Awe of Dinosaur Tracks, Bolivia, 2001 Photo by Andrea Funkhouser
Writing Assignment #1 Due Friday, March 6
Copies of the Article (Archean and Proterozoic crustal evolution: Evidence from crustal seismology, Geology v. 19, 1991, p. 606-609) are available in Steve's mailbox or find in the library.
Assignment sheet and instructions (word document)
Exam 3 Review information can be found HERE
Final Exam Review (word document)
Review Topics (word document)