Effects of processes which modify organisms between death and the time the usually fossilized remains are studied. Emphasis on vertebrates. AF GEOL 352 Sedimentation-Stratigraphy 4 credits. Principles of sedimentation from source to diagenesis. The basis of stratigraphic nomenclature, classification, and correlation of rock units.
Laboratory covers unconsolidated sediment, hand specimens, and field techniques.
GEOL 210 AND ENGL 201. F GEOL g356 Geology of Southern Idaho 2 credits. A study of the geology of Southern Idaho, including stratigraphy, thrust belt structure, Idaho batholith, core complexes, Challis volcanic episode, Snake River Plain, Basin and Range, and Lake Bonneville. GEOL 101 OR 109. Regional stratigraphy and tectonics of North America emphasizing National Parks and the Intermountain West.