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Geology 06 / 14F (NS) |
Lecture Notes on PowerPoint
(Click on a topic to view the notes. For Power Point presentations you will
need a userid and a password, which are given beneath the Blackboard
link to this page. If you forget these, look them up at the course page on Blackboard
or email me for them - geojbb@hofstra.edu).
Also, all Hofstra students are entitled to a copy of Microsoft Office for their
academic use, which includes the Power Point software. This can be downloaded
from the Hofstra Portal - click on the 'Support' tab and scroll down to 'Downloads'.
Download Syllabus - Fall 2008
Note: I am in the process of revising the content of this course - please check back frequently for new lecture PowerPoints.
Midterm Exam topics
Lecture Class Power Points |
Textbook Reading Dinosaurs: the textbook by Lucas, 5th ed. |
Other Resources |
| History of Dinosaur Paleontology | Ch.1, pgs. 1-15 | Haddonfield NJ Dinosaur |
| Introduction to Deep Time | UC Berkeley Web Geological Time Machine | |
| Geologic Timescale | Ch.3, pgs. 37-43 | |
| Radiometric Dating | Ch.3, pg. 40 | Radiometric Timescale (USGS) |
| Mesozoic Marine Life | Ch.10, pgs. 152,154,159,163 | Oceans of Kansas Website |
| Fossilization and Dinosaurs | Ch.3, pg. 29; Ch.11, pgs. 169-181 | |
| Sedimentary Rocks and Dinosaurs | Ch.3, pgs. 29-37 | |
| Sedimentary Analysis of Gobi Fossils | Dr. David Loope's website | |
| Dinosaur Tracks and Trackways | Ch.11, pgs. 169-175 |
Exam 1 Review Sheet (download pdf)
Final Exam topics
Lecture Class Power Points |
Textbook Reading Dinosaurs: the textbook by Lucas, 5th ed. |
Other Resources |
| Taxonomy | Ch.2, pgs. 17-26 | |
| Dinosaur Phylogeny | Ch.4, pgs. 45-58 | |
| Triassic Evolution of Dinosaurs | Ch.4, pgs. 50-58 | |
| Birds and Dinosaurs | Ch.14, pgs. 217-229 | |
| Theropods | Ch.5, pgs. 61-79 | |
| K-T Extinction | Ch.15, pgs. 231-247 |
Final Exam Review Sheet (download pdf)
Useful Links
American Museum of Natural History
The Dinosauria (U.C. Berkeley)
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