EAS 207 - Mass Extinctions and Vertebrate Evolution

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Mass extinctions, their possible causes and influence on vertebrate evolution. Prerequisite: Any 100-level Science course. [Faculty of Science]

PALEO 418 - Paleobiology of the Vertebrates I

3 units (fi 6)(FIRST, 3-0-3)

Paleontology, evolution and paleoecology of early chordates, jawless and jawed vertebrates and all non-amniote and amniote tetrapods except synapsids, crocodylomorphs, dinosaurs, and birds, with emphasis on osteology, systematics, major adaptive shifts and subsequent radiations. Prerequisites: ZOOL 325 and any 300 level EAS or Biological Sciences course. Not available to students with credit in PALEO 318. [Faculty of Science]