Dinosaurs and Life History

A sophomore and higher-level course covering topics that include structure and Tectonics of the Earth, origin and evolution of life, climatic changes through time, life forms through the geologic eras, bacteria and algae in the Precambrian, trilobites, fishes and first trees, in the Paleozoic, dinosaurs, birds and reptiles, in the Mesozoic, mammals in the Cenozoic, major extinction events in Earth’s history, and the theory of evolution.