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May 05, 2024
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2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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GLY 3264 - Paleontological Laboratory Techniques and Analytical Methods (1-3) When Offered: On Demand Lab- or seminar-style course focused on teaching techniques for fossil preparation, replication, imaging, and/or analysis. Topics will vary but may include fossil preparation, specimen imaging, and quantitative analysis of paleontological data. Preparation includes extraction of fossils from rock as well as molding, casting, scanning, and other techniques of fossil replication. Imaging of fossils may include photography and microscopic (optical and scanning) techniques. Analysis includes using mathematical techniques and software used to test paleobiological hypotheses. Prerequisites: GLY 2857 or GLY 3025 or permission of instructor.
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