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Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction

EPSc 484

L19
 
How do we know about environments of the geologic past? Survey of paleoenvironmental proxies (stable isotopes, macroflora, macro- and micro-fauna, pollen/palynomorphs, paleosols, lacustrine sediments, etc.); applications and limitations of each proxy; analytical techniques. Focus on terrestrial, as opposed to marine, environments.
 
Prerequisites
  EPSc 201 or permission of instructor. EPSc 422 recommended.
 
Schedule
  Three class hours per week
 
Credit
  3 units