Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 7032 (v.5) Geology 102 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | General palaeontological concepts and principles, general taxonomy. Theory of evolution and ecological adaptation, a survey of influence of environmental and geographical factors on distribution of fossils - systematic palaeontology of various invertebrate groups. Micropalaeontology - its application in basin studies. Applications of palaeontology to sedimentation, stratigraphy and stratigraphic correlation. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - Understood the evolution of life through the study of fossils. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Clarkson E.N.F., Invertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, Blackwell Science. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 20%, Final examination 50%, Laboratory work 30%. |
Field of Education: | 10700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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