BIS269 Palaeobiology

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Decks in this class (15)

Intro to Palaeobiology
How do new fossil collection site...,
What are some methods of analysin...,
What is a paradigm shift
9  cards
The Fossil Record
What makes a useful fossil,
What must sediment avoid during f...,
What is the difference between im...
11  cards
Exceptional Preservation
What are lagerstatten,
What are the two types of lagerst...,
What are the major controls of ex...
12  cards
Taxonomy and Phylogeny
What are some problems with phylo...,
How are taxa grouped in cladistics,
What are the dinosaur taxonomic r...
3  cards
Past Environments
What are epicontinental seas,
How can past environments be inte...,
How can growth rings of trees int...
8  cards
Morphology and Behavior
How can biomechanics be deduced,
What was the speed of small biped...,
What was the speed of large biped...
17  cards
Evolutionary Patterns
What are the ways evolutionary pa...,
How can cladograms be used to stu...,
What are the three types of extin...
16  cards
Palaeobiodiversity
How can the biodiversity of extan...,
How can the biodiversity of fossi...,
How can measuring the biodiversit...
13  cards
Molecular Revolution
What happens as soon as an organi...,
What is the history of ancient dna,
What is the woolly mammoth closes...
12  cards
Intro to Human Evolution
What are 4 groups are extant prim...,
Why is the human fossil record poor,
How can we study human evolution
15  cards
Origin of Hominidae
What was the taung boy and when w...,
Where are the major australopithe...,
Who were the leakey family
13  cards
Early Homo
Where was the first homo discovery,
Why did the naming of homo habili...,
What are homo characteristics
15  cards
Homo erectus
When were homo erectus and ergast...,
What did h habilis evolve from,
What did h rudolfensis evolve from
12  cards
Origin of Modern Humans
What is the name of the dividing ...,
What were homo heidelbergensis,
What did homo neanderthalensis ev...
14  cards
Evolution of Modern Humans
How did hominins migrate to ameri...,
What was mungo man,
How would homo sapiens migrate th...
20  cards

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