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Dekalb, Illinois

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BIOS 458

Vertebrate Paleontology

Crosslisted as GEOL 458X. Survey of the history of vertebrates, focusing on key evolutionary innovations such as the evolution of bone, the invasion of land, and the origin of endothermy. Examination of fossils and the interpretation of them in the context of their geological settings

Units: 3.0

Prerequisites:
GEOL 320 - Environments and Life Through Time
or
BIOS 211 - Fundamentals of Organismal Biology Laboratory
and
BIOS 210 - Fundamentals of Cellular Biology Laboratory
and
BIOS 209 - Fundamentals of Organismal Biology
and
BIOS 208 - Fundamentals of Cellular Biology