Geology 105: History of Life
Course Schedule
Course Syllabus
Course Topics
Lecture Notes
Study Guides
Homework Assignments
Resources
Geologic Time Scale
Lecture Notes
The following pages contain the lecture notes that have been handed out during the class. The handouts should be available on the website before class, so you can get an idea of what we will be covering before the class.
Introduction and Overview
Fossils 1
Fossils 2
Geologic Principles
Relative Time
Absolute Time
Diversity of Life
Evolution
Evolution and Diversity
Rates of Evolution
Extinction
Plate Tectonics
Origin of the Earth
Origin of Life
Early Precambrian (Archean) Life
Late Precambrian (Proterozoic) Life
The Cambrian Explosion
Early Paleozoic Life
Late Paleozoic Marine Life
The Invasion of Land 1
The Invasion of Land 2
The Permo-Triassic Extinctions
Mesozoic Marine Life
Mesozoic Terrestrial Life
Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinctions
Cenozoic Life