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Calvin University Course Info

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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GEO 313

Paleontology

A study of the organisms that once lived on the Earth. Includes an examination of the processes of preservation and methods of discovering the structure, habitat, and relationship of those organisms, and a review of their distribution and life history. A broad spectrum of organisms is studied with emphasis on invertebrate animals. Also listed as BIOL 313. Lectures, laboratory, field trip

Units: 4.0

Prerequisites:
BIOL 161 - Cellular and Genetic Systems
and
BIOL 160 - Ecological and Evolutionary Systems
or
GEO 152 - Historical Geology