EES 4200 - Global Extinctions and Climate Change

Credit Hour(s): 4

Course Description:

Origin, evolution, and diversity of microbial and eukaryotic organisms and ecosystems. Use of microfossils as biostratigraphic indicators and their role in interpreting the geologic and climatic history of the Earth. Paleoecological, paleoenvironmental, and climatic reconstruction using specific microfossil organisms. Introduction to the Earth’s climate past, present, and future and the role of climate change as an agent of extinction events.

Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 4190 Minimum Grade of D

Corequisite(s): EES4200L

Course Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Grade Mode: Standard
Total number of hours course may be taken for credit: unlimited
Term(s) Offered: Spring