Invertebrate Paleontology
Invertebrate Paleontology covers the evolutionary history, morphology, and ecology of fossil invertebrates, with labs focused on fossil identification and morphological features.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2011: 3.11 GPA, 56.5% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2014: 3.50 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.47 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Identify fossils of marine invertebrate animals in the rock record.
Describe the processes involved in fossilization of marine invertebrate animals.
Recognize the hierarchical taxonomic classification of marine invertebrate animals and how it reflects their evolutionary histories.
Use fossils to infer past environmental and ecological conditions.
Use fossils to constrain the age of sedimentary rocks (i.e. biostratigraphy).
Summarize how the fossil record is used to reconstruct Earth history.
Evaluate relevant scientific literature related to invertebrate paleontology.
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
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Prerequisites
Course map(GEOSCI 110 or 204), (ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 and 102),ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152, (BIOCORE 381 and 382), or graduate/professional standing.
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2011: 3.11 GPA, 56.5% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2014: 3.50 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.47 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).
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Topics
- Evolutionary history, morphology, and ecology of fossil invertebrates
- Fossilization processes
- Taxonomic classification and evolutionary relationships
- Biostratigraphy
- Reconstructing Earth history from the fossil record
Skills
- Identify marine invertebrate fossils
- Explain fossilization processes
- Infer past environments from fossils
- Apply biostratigraphy to date rocks
- Evaluate paleontological literature
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