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2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GES 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: GES 2857  or GES 3025  or permission of instructor.