Welcome to The History of Life on Earth

Ithaca College Biology 303-11010

Fall 2001

Syllabus [modified 12/18/2001]

Please take the class survey if you haven’t already


Lecture Notes:

Precambrian unicellular life

Precambrian-Cambrian animal life

Ordovician-Devonian life

Carboniferous-Permian life

Mesozoic life

Cenozoic life

List of general concepts you should be familiar with

Outline of topics covered through the course


Time scale

Media Project 1 directions

Media Project 2 directions

Peer-reviewed research project (directions for doing project)

List of research projects (papers are on-line here)

Plate tectonics extra credit exercise

Take home midterm question

Answers to written out midterm questions 1 to 6


If you have questions about the course or the information at this site, please e-mail Rob Ross.

Site last updated 12/11/2001.