'Paleontology' presentation slideshows

Anthropology

Anthropology . Chapters 1 & 2. What is Anthropology?. From the Greek Anthropos = man Logos = study Anthropology is the study of man. Fields of Anthropology. Biological (Physical) Anthropology Human paleontology a.k.a. paleoanthropology - studies the emergence and evolution of humans

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Evolution

Evolution. Wooly mammotn skeleton: Mammoths lived 2 million to about 9,000 years ago. They were about 9 to 15 feet tall. What was the reason for the extinction?. What is Evolution?. Evolution involves inheritable changes in organisms through time Fundamental to biology and paleontology

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Evolution & Darwin

Evolution & Darwin. Chapter 22 . Setting for Darwin. Darwin made 2 main points Many species currently alive are descendents of ancestral species Ancestral species were different than modern species Evolution? Natural selection is the mechanism for this evolution

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Agricultural Soil Science

Agricultural Soil Science . The science dealing with soils as a natural resource on the surface of the Earth. http://soils.usda.gov/education/facts/careers.html. Archaeology. The branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

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BAESI

November 12, 2011: THE FOSSIL RECORD: Fossils and How They Form Instructor: Jonathan Hendricks Assistant Professor of Paleontology, SJSU, Dept. Geology Email: jonathan.hendricks@sjsu.edu. BAESI. What Are Fossils?. Fossil: the remains or evidence of life from a previous geological time.

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Nothing in biology makes sense, except in the light of evolution Theodosius Dobzhansky

Nothing in biology makes sense, except in the light of evolution Theodosius Dobzhansky. Lecture outline. Introduction and historical notes The discovery of the past The reconstruction of phylogeny Early times History of life I: From Proterozoic to Paleozoic

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Chapter 26

Chapter 26. Phylogeny and the Tree of Life.

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Gibson & Associates External Evaluators

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Intro

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ACT Power Plus Vocabulary

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Evidence of Evolution

Evidence of Evolution. Taylor Zewe, Brooke Loomis, Allison Linton Pd-2 . Anatomy and Physiology. Evidence for evolution can come in the form of anatomy and physiology. For example vestigial, analogous, and homologous structures.

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Measuring Time

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Georges Cuvier

Georges Cuvier. Jennifer , Samita, Gia Ling & Samera. Fields of Study. Paleontology, anatomy, zoology, organismal biology and extinction. Publications. Ideas Challenged. Revolutionary Idea. Observations. Opposition. Incorrect Ideas. Animals Named After Cuvier.

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Week 2 Vocab

Week 2 Vocab. Geosphere-part of Earth from its surface to its center Atmosphere- blanket of gas surrounding Earth that(78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 1% other gases. Week 2 Vocab. Geosphere-part of Earth from its surface to its center

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