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Decks in this class (12)

INTRO TO PALAEOBIOLOGY
Process of finding a fossil,
Collect fossils in the field how ...,
How to prepare fossils in the lab
30  cards
The nature of the Fossil Record
In order to become a useful fossi...,
Why is the fossil record incomple...,
Why is there incompleteness in th...
18  cards
Exceptional Preservation
What is a fossil lagerstatten,
What are the two types of fossil ...,
What is konzentrat lagerstatten
26  cards
Taxonomy and Phylogeny
How was the first taxonomy of fos...,
How to do cladistic phylogenetic ...,
What are the different types of p...
18  cards
Interpreting past environments
What is temporal framework,
Spatial framework using remnant m...,
How has sea level and continental...
18  cards
Functional morphology and behaviour
Looking evidence in modern spceci...,
Why are goats unusual,
Notes about fossil reconstruction
25  cards
Evolutionary patterns from fossil record
What is morphological disparity,
What do origination patterns show...,
What were the big 5 extinction ev...
13  cards
OUT OF AFRICA 1
What genus of homo was java man,
Where are homo ergaster and erect...,
What was turkana boy
17  cards
OUT OF AFRICA II (Origins of modern humans)
What happened when homo ergaster ...,
H ergaster erectus spreading acro...,
Key questions in the migration of...
22  cards
Evolution of modern humans
How did people first get to austr...,
Where did the first people to get...,
Other notes on aus
13  cards
PALAEOBIODIVERSITY
What is palaeobiodiversity,
How do se measure biodiversity,
Why is it hard to estimate past b...
17  cards
Fossils and molecular revolution
Why is dna difficult to preserve,
Huge advances of studying ancient...,
Molecular taxonomy
7  cards

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Palaeobiology

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