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- GEOL2008 Vertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution
- GEOL2009 Surface Processes & Structures
- GEOL2010 Igneous Petrology
- GEOL2012 Metamorphism
- GEOL2014 Global Geophysics
- GEOL2016 Atmosphere, Weather & Climate
- GEOL2010 Igneous Petrology
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- GEOL2027 Structural Geology and Tectonics
- GEOL3003 Geodynamics & Global Tectonics
- GEOL3011 Geosciences Report
- GEOL3030 Field Methods in Active Tectonics
- GEOL3036 Biodiversity and Macroevolutionary Patterns
- GEOL3038 Experimental Methods in Water-Rock Interaction
- GEOL3039 Physics of Oceans, Ice Sheets and Climate
- GEOL3040 Crustal Dynamics, Mountain Building & Basin Evolution
- GEOL3042 Geological/Environmental Mapping Project
- GEOL3043 Earth Resources & Sustainability
- GEOLM002 Earthquake Seismology & Earthquake Hazards
- GEOLM003 Earth & Planetary System Science
- GEOLM006 Earth & Planetary Materials
- GEOLM008 Physical Volcanology & Volcanic Hazard
- GEOLM010 Tectonic Geomorphology
- GEOLM012 Palaeoclimatology
- GEOLM018 Palaeoceanography
- GEOLM021 Melting and Volcanism
- GEOLM022 Hydrogeology and Groundwater Resources
- GEOLM037 Deep Earth & Planetary Modelling
- GEOLM905 Independent MSci Project
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Planetary Geology: An Introduction
A second edition of Planetary Geology: An Introduction book will be published by Dunedin Academic Press at the end of June 2013 More...
Details
| Title |
Biodiversity and Macroevolutionary Patterns |
| UG Code |
GEOL3036 |
| Coordinator |
Dr. Paul Upchurch |
| Other Contributors |
Dr. Anjali Goswami |
| Term |
1 & 2 |
| Credit | 1.0 CU |
| Oral Exam |
10% (viva voce exam, c. 10 minutes long, with two examiners) |
| Coursework | 90% (9 pieces of work ranging from 500 to 5,000 words). |
| Pre-Requisites |
GEOL1003 History of Life; GEOL2008 Vertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution is highly desirable. |
| Maths & Stats Content and Requirement | None. |
| Total Number of Hours of Student Work | 375 hours |
| Hours of Lectures/Seminars | 6 1-hour seminars |
| Hours of Practicals/Problem Classes | 40 hours |
| Hours of Tutorials | 0 |
| Days of Fieldwork | 0 |
| Other | None |
 Annual Monitoring |
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| Categorizing Student Performance Levels |
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