| Course Title: The Cambrian Explosion |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: The origin of animals was arguably the most important event in earth history. In this course we will review the history of earth, learn basic geology, and then examine the problem of the origin of animals by studying Mount Holyoke College's superb and unique collection of Proterozoic and Cambrian fossils. The emergence of animals has been called the Cambrian explosion. We will examine what this means for our understanding of evolution as we evaluate hypotheses proposed to explain the relatively sudden appearance of more than half of known animal phyla during the Cambrian event. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Mark McMenamin | 413-538-2280 | mmcmenam@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 02:55PM - 04:10PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 300 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| May be taken for 200-level credit with permission of instructor. |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 18 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Darwin's Lost World Author: Brasier, Martin Brasier Copyright: 2010 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780199548989 Publisher: Oxford U P |
Required | 39.91 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |