Geology 224 - Paleontology-Stratigraphy

Spring
2018
01
4.00
Mark McMenamin
TTH 08:35AM-09:50AM
Mount Holyoke College
102879
Clapp Laboratory 327
mmcmenam@mtholyoke.edu
This course provides an intensive study of fossils, fossil preservation, relationships between major groups of organisms, depositional environments, sediments, sedimentary rocks, and the processes of sedimentation. We will employ the principles of stratigraphic analysis and correlation to interpret ancient environments and paleoclimate, reconstruct paleogeography, and probe the characteristics of sedimentary basins. Laboratory exercises and field trips will introduce a variety of analytical techniques used to study sedimentary rocks.
Prereq: GEOL-123.; Coreq: GEOL-224L.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.