UMD GEOL 431 Entire Course

University of Maryland GEOL 431 Vertebrate Paleobiology Entire Course

A survey of the evolution of the vertebrates, encompassing information from the diversity of living members, but concentrating on the contribution of the fossil record. Emphasis is on phylogenetic systematics, comparative and functional anatomy, developmental biology, and stratigraphic distribution of major extinct and extant groups.

Note: This entire course includes discussions, assignments, course projects, and exams.