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GEOL311 Palaeontology and Stratigraphy
| Credit Points | 6 | ||||||||
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| Online level | Level C - Internet access required | ||||||||
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| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | ||||||||
| Pre-requisites | GEOL102 or GEOL103 or GEOL202; or candidature in postgraduate award in the School of Environmental and Rural Science or School of Science and Technology | ||||||||
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| Notes | None | ||||||||
| Combined Units | None | ||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | John Paterson (jpater20@une.edu.au) | ||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit covers a variety of topics in both palaeontology and stratigraphy, including evolution, phylogeny, early life forms, the Ediacaran Period, the Cambrian explosion, taphonomy (fossil preservation), palaeoecology, palaeo-biogeography, extinctions, litho-stratigraphy, biostratigraphy, and chronostratigraphy. Lectures and practical classes will also cover the major invertebrate fossil groups such as trilobites, brachiopods, molluscs, echinoderms, sponges, corals, bryozoans and graptolites, in addition to microfossils, trace fossils and vertebrates. The unit will include a field excursion. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Text(s):Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material
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| Recommended Material Optional |
Text(s):Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional
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| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |