Geology 3124: Invertebrate Paleontology

***course notes are made available for your use; however, Dr. Cathy Baker, Arkansas Tech University, retains copyrights to all documents that are included in the following list. That means that the notes remain the property of Dr. Baker. You may make copies for your own use in Geology 3124, but you cannot reproduce them or distribute them for any other purpose.

Cathy Baker – January 10, 2007

Syllabus

1.  Introduction to Invertebrate Paleontology

2.  Nature of Evolution

3.  Geological Time Scale & Oceanic Zones

4.  Fossil Preservation

5.  Microfossils

6.  Sarcodina

7.  Porifera

8.  Introduction to Cnidaria

9.  Corals

10.  Bryozoa

11.  Reefs

12.  Introduction to Brachiopods

13.  Brachiopod Taxonomy

14.  Introduction to Mollusca

15.  Gastropods

16.  Bivalves

17.  Cephalopods

18.  Introduction to Arthropods

19.  Trilobites

20.  Introduction to Echinoderms & Asteroids

21.  Crinoids & Echinoids
22.  Graptolites

23. Conodonts

Study guide exam I

Study guide exam II

Study guide exam III

Study guide exam IV

Problem #1

Problem #2

Problem #3

Problem #4

Trilobite Paleoecology Summary