Undergraduate Course: Dinosaur Palaeobiology (EASC10030)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Geosciences |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Earth Science |
Other subject area |
Environmental Courses |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Topics at the current forefront of research in Palaeobiology will be discussed, including fossil birds and feathered dinosaurs, marine reptiles, life on land, the Rhynie Chert, the relationship between evolution and environment, mass extinctions. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Palaeontology (EASC09006)
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None. |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will gain an overview of the most important themes in current Palaeobiology and will be encouraged to synthesise these themes into a broad understanding of evolutionary and ecological theory. The course will be delivered via a series of lectures and a set of suggested reading. |
Assessment Information
| One significant report on one of the following themes, evolutionary radiations, macroevolution, the problems of scale in palaeontology, the relationship between organisms and their environment, chance and the fossil record. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Sue Rigby
Tel: (0131 6)50 8543
Email: sue.rigby@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Emma Latto
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: emma.latto@ed.ac.uk |
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