EASC 210: Historical Geology
| Credits: | 3 |
Pre-requisites: | EASC 101 or GEOG 111 |
Lecture (hrs/week): | 2 |
| Terms: | Spring, Fall |
Co-requisites: | None |
Lab (hrs/week): | 3 |
| Instructors: | Dunlop, Hansen, MacEachern, Ward | Breadth - Science | |||
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Description:
The study of the evolution of the Earth; the geological time scale, fossils and evolution, stratigraphic concepts, geological history of western Canada.
Course Topics- Historical development of geological thought and of geological principles.
- The significance of the "sedimentary archives".
- Evolutionary theory and the nature of the fossil record.
- The relationship of time and geology.
- The Earth’s dynamic crust and plate tectonic theory.
- Historical development of the Earth. The course will concentrate on the changes the Earth has experienced from Precambrian time, through the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras. The changes considered encompass global distributions of land and seas, mountain building episodes, glacial cycles, and the evolution of life.
Levin, H.L. 2003. The Earth Through Time (8th Edition). Saunders College Publishing, 563 p. ISBN:978-0-471-69743-5
Lab Manual:Lab handouts will be provided