West Virginia University

Geology 331, Paleontology

Dr. Thomas Kammer

Ray Troll

 

Interesting Web Pages

Tree of Life web project

PBS series on EVOLUTION web site

Career Infohttp://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos312.htm

 www.aapg.org/careers/index.cfm

www.earthscienceworld.org/careers

www.agiweb.org/workforce/reports.html

http://www.agiweb.org/workforce/faqs/   Frequently Asked Questions

Geoscience Salaries as of 2010

Geology Jobs, Dept. web site

Fossil Rock Anthem

GSA on Evolution and Creationism

 Paleontology on the Web - check here for some great sites

 

Syllabus

Syllabus, Writing Section

Outside Readings

Foram Evolution Data Set

  

Start of Test 1 material

Adequacy of the Fossil Record - also see your class notes

Data on Crinoid Diversity

Principles of Historical Geology

Geologic Time Scale

Radiometric Dating Lecture in PDF

Radiometric Dating Lecture - Notes in PDF

Biodiversity of the Fossil Record in PDF

Evolution Lecture in PDF

Evolution Lecture - Notes in Word

Evolution Videos

Mass Extinctions in PDF format

Mass Extinctions text in Word

 K/T Mass Extinction in PDF

Do impacts trigger extinctions? Earth Magazine

Study Guide for Test 1

Test 1 (Thru Mass Extinctions), September 28

 

Field Trip is Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012

10 AM departure, Lot 7 across from Brooks Hall

Biostratigraphy in PDF

Stratigraphic Guide

PETM: National Geographic Article

PETM: PDF of Class Presentation

Ediacaran Fossils - First Invertebrates

Cambrian Explosion: Phanerozoic Invertebrates in PDF

Ammonite

Trace Fossils in PDF

Study Guide for Test 2

Test 2 (Biostrat to Trace Fossils), October 26

 

Web links from PBS Evolution Web Site

(Web links in a Word file)

Tree of Life Web Page

Guiness "Evolution" video

"Evolution" of Technology

Fish and Tetrapods in PDF

Your inner fish: Neil Shubin on Colbert Report, 1-15-08

Fish with Fingers - Jenny Clack

Reptiles in PDF

Dinosaur Paleobiology in PDF

Turning Chickens to Dinosaurs

How to Hatch a Dinosaur

  Birds in PDF

Mammal Evolution in PDF

Whales in PDF

Humans and Hominids in PDF

Study Guide for Test 3

Test 3 (Vertebrates), December 10

 

 The Silurian trilobite Comura  A Mesozoic crinoid

 

Archaeopteryx

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