Geology 06 / 14F (NS)
Introduction to Dinosaurs and the Mesozoic World

Dr. J Bret Bennington

Course Materials

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Presentation Title

Textbook Reading
Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History by Fastovsky and Weishampel

Other Resources

History of Dinosaur Paleontology Ch. 14
Haddonfield NJ Dinosaur
Introduction to Deep Time  
UC Berkeley Web
Geological Time Machine
Geologic Timescale Ch. 2  
Radiometric Dating Ch. 2  
Mesozoic Marine Life   Oceans of Kansas
Sedimentary Environments and Dinosaurs    
Sedimentary Rocks    
Dinosaur Fossilization Ch. 1  
Mesozoic Floras    

Midterm Exam - above topics (Download Review Outline)

Presentation Title

Textbook Reading
Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History by Fastovsky and Weishampel

Other Resources

Dinosaur Skeletal Anatomy Ch. 4 p. 55-60
Taxonomy and Phylogenetics Ch. 3  
Dinosaur Taxonomy and Phylogeny Ch. 4  
The Triassic Transition Ch. 13 p. 272-278  
Birds and Dinosaurs Ch. 10  

Final Exam - above topics (Download Review Outline)

Informative Links

American Museum of Natural History

Dino Russ' Lair

The Dinosauria (U.C. Berkeley)

Videos

Dinosaurs of the Gobi (NOVA episode - similar to the Nat. Geo. video we saw in class)

Fun Stuff

They Might Be Giants "I am a Paleontologist" Song


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