GEOL 107- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 43 pages long!)

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering
• Course: GEOL 107
• Professor: Guy M Narbonne

Document Summary

Geol 107/geoe 207 history of life 2017. The history of life, from its inception four billion years ago to the present day, focusing on the inter-relationship between organic evolution and global change. Coevolution of early life and the atmosphere; development of marine animals and their ecosystems; invasion of the land; dinosaurs and their world; mass extinctions; the age of mammals; and hominid evolution. History of life is intended to complement other courses in the biology, geography, and geology departments by providing a long-term temporal perspective on the evolution of life. The emphasis is on the 3. 5 billion year fossil record of life and the information it gives about the evolution of organisms and their ecosystems. Email for the course: narbonne@queensu. ca (questions on course content, lectures, or exams) Please email to make an appointment. historyoflifelabs@queensu. ca (questions on labs or lab sections)