Follow the instructions to construct your mnemonic sentences for the Era, Periods, and Epochs of the geologic time scale. When you are satisfied with the results, print your answers and hand them in. Be clever and creative, and being funny is encouraged, but keep it relatively clean. This assignment is an introduction to the concepts and methods used when studying the evolution of a particular group of organisms. The focus of the assignment is the evolution of birds.
Birds have a long fossil record and new discoveries are being made every year.
As a group, modern birds are very different from other living vertebrates. The unique nature of birds has sparked interest in their origin. Selected Readings in Earth History. These are the types of questions that scientists use to critically evaluate the published works of other scientists. This reading assignment will introduce you to the concept of Mass Extinctions.