EAS 1700 Evolution of the Earth and Life
Spring. 3 credits. J. L. Cisne.
Earth systems and their evolution; Earth history’s astronomical context; plate tectonics, continental drift, and their implications for climate and life; coevolution of life and the atmosphere; precedents for ongoing global change; dinosaurs, mass extinctions, and human ancestry. Includes laboratories on reconstructing geological history and mapping ancient geography. Fossil-collecting on field trips.