GEOL 112. History of the Earth and its Life

Spring 2008

Course Syllabus (word document) or (pdf)

Lecture Schedule (word document) or (pdf)

 

In Awe of Dinosaur Tracks

In Awe of Dinosaur Tracks, Bolivia, 2001 Photo by Andrea Funkhouser

Exam 3 on Friday April 25. Additional Review information can be found HERE

Ocean Entry, Kilauea

Exam 2 on Wednesday March 19. Additional Review Questions 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)

Old Red Sandstone along the coast of Orkney Islands, Scotland

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)

Final Exam Review (word document)

Review Topics (word document)