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ZOO503 : Zoogeography and Paleontology

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Course Info

Course Category

 Zoology

Course Level

 Undergraduate

Credit Hours

 3

Pre-requisites

 N/A

Instructor

 Dr. Saleha Noureen
Ph.D in Zoology
University of the Punjab, Lahore.

Course Contents

1 Paleontology as a science : Paleontology in the modern world 2 Paleontology as a science: What is Science? 3 Paleontology as a science : Steps to understanding 4 Paleontology as a science : Fossils and evolution 5 Paleontology as a science : Paleontology today 6 Fossils in time and space 7 Fossils in time and space : Frameworks 8 Fossils in time and space : lithostratigraphy 9 Fossils in time and space : Use of fossils: discovery of biostratigraphy (Part 1) 10 Fossils in time and space : Use of fossils: discovery of biostratigraphy (Part 2) 11 Fossils in time and space : Paleobiogeography 12 Fossils in time and space : Island Paleobiogeography 13 Fossils in time and space : Fossils in fold belts 14 Taphonomy and the quality of the fossil record 15 Taphonomy and the quality of the fossil record : Fossil preservation (Part 1) 16 Taphonomy and the quality of the fossil record : Fossil preservation (Part 2) 17 Taphonomy and the quality of the fossil record : Quality of the fossil record 18 Paleoecology and paleoclimates 19 Paleoecology and paleoclimates : Paleoecology (Part 1) 20 Paleoecology and paleoclimates : Paleoecology (Part 2) 21 Paleoecology and paleoclimates : Paleoclimates 22 Macroevolution and the tree of life 23 Macroevolution and the tree of life : Evolution by natural selection 24 Macroevolution and the tree of life : Evolution and the fossil record 25 Macroevolution and the tree of life : The tree of life 26 Macroevolution and the tree of life : Cladistics 27 Fossil form and function 28 Fossil form and function : Growth and form (part 1) 29 Fossil form and function : Growth and form 30 Fossil form and function : Evolution and development 31 Mass extinctions and biodiversity loss 32 Mass extinctions and biodiversity loss : Mass extinctions 33 Mass extinctions and biodiversity loss : Mass extinctions (continued) 34 Mass extinctions and biodiversity loss : The “big five” mass 35 Mass extinctions and biodiversity loss : The Cretaceous-Tertiary event 36 The origin of life 37 The origin of life : Scientific Methods 38 The origin of life: Testing the Biochemical Method 39 The origin of life: RNA World 40 The origin of life : Evidence for the origin of life 41 The origin of life: Life diversifies: eukaryotes 42 Protists : Protista: introduction 43 Protists: Kingdom Protista 44 Protists : Protozoa 45 Protists : Chromista 46 Protists : Chromista Diatoms 47 Origin of the metazoans 48 Origin of the metazoans : Origins 49 Origin of the metazoans : Invertebrate body and skeletal plans 50 Origin of the metazoans : Classifications and Relationships 51 Origin of the metazoans : Four key faunas 52 Origin of the metazoans : Ordovician Radiation 53 Origin of the metazoans : Soft-bodied invertebrates 54 The basal metazoans: sponges and corals 55 The basal metazoans: sponges and corals : Porifera 56 The basal metazoans: sponges and corals : Cnidaria 57 Spiralians 1: lophophorates 58 Spiralians 1: lophophorates : Brachiopoda 59 Spiralians 1: lophophorates : Brachiopoda Five extinction events 60 Spiralians 1: lophophorates : Bryozoa 61 Spiralians 2: mollusks 62 Spiralians 2: mollusks : Mollusks: introduction 63 Spiralians 2: mollusks : Early mollusks 64 Spiralians 2: mollusks : Class Bivalvia 65 Spiralians 2: mollusks : Class Gastropoda 66 Spiralians 2: mollusks : Class Cephalopoda 67 Spiralians 2: mollusks : Class Scaphopoda 68 Spiralians 2: mollusks : Class Rostroconcha 69 Spiralians 2: mollusks : Evolutionary trends within the Mollusca 70 Ecdysozoa: arthropods : Arthropods: introduction 71 Ecdysozoa: arthropods : Arthropods 72 Ecdysozoa: arthropods : Subphylum Trilobitomorpha 73 Ecdysozoa: arthropods : Subphylum Chelicerata 74 Ecdysozoa: arthropods : Subphylum Myriapoda 75 Ecdysozoa: arthropods : Subphylum Hexapoda 76 Ecdysozoa: arthropods : Subphylum Crustacea 77 Deuterostomes: echinoderms and hemichordates 78 Deuterostomes: echinoderms and hemichordates : Echinoderms 79 Deuterostomes: echinoderms and hemichordates : Hemichordates 80 Fishes and basal tetrapods: Introduction 81 Fishes and basal tetrapods : Origin of the vertebrates 82 Fishes and basal tetrapods : Conodonts 83 Fishes and basal tetrapods : Jaws and fish evolution 84 Fishes and basal tetrapods: Tetrapods 85 Fishes and basal tetrapods : Reign of the reptiles 86 Fishes and basal tetrapods : Reign of the reptiles part 2 87 Dinosaurs and mammals 88 Dinosaurs and mammals : Introduction 89 Dinosaurs and mammals : Dinosaurs and their kin 90 Dinosaurs and mammals : Dinosaurs and their kin Part 2 91 Dinosaurs and mammals : The age of Dinosaurs 92 Dinosaurs and mammals : Dragons of the Deep 93 Dinosaurs and mammals : Bird evolution 94 Dinosaurs and mammals : Rise of the mammals 95 Dinosaurs and mammals : The line to humans 96 Dinosaurs and mammals : The Apes and Humans 97 Dinosaurs and mammals : The Apes and Humans (part 2) 98 Dinosaurs and mammals : Modern Peoples 99 Fossil plants 100 Trace fossils 101 Trace fossils : Understanding trace fossils 102 Diversification of life 103 Diversification of life : The diversity of life 104 Diversification of life : equilibrium or Expansion? 105 Diversification of life : Trends and radiations 106 Diversification of life : Ten major steps 107 Diversification of life : Ten Major Steps (Part 2) 108 Diversification of life : An Alternative, Top Eight Steps 109 Biogeography 110 Ecological Vs. historical Biogeography 111 The history of Biogeography: Biogeography and Creation 112 The history of Biogeography : The distribution of Life today 113 The history of Biogeography : Evolution- A dangerous Idea 114 The history of Biogeography : Enter Darwin and Wallace 115 The history of Biogeography : World Maps: Biogeographical Regions of Plants and Animals 116 The history of Biogeography : Getting Around the World 117 The history of Biogeography : Leon Croizat 118 The history of Biogeography : The Origins of Modern Historical Biogeography 119 The history of Biogeography : The Development of Ecological Biogeography 120 The history of Biogeography : Living Together 121 The history of Biogeography : Marine Biogeography 122 The history of Biogeography : Island Biogeography 123 Patterns of Distribution : finding a Home 124 Patterns of Distribution : Limits to Distribution 125 Patterns of Distribution : The Niche 126 Patterns of Distribution : Topographical Limits and Endemism 127 Patterns of Distribution : Physical Limits 128 Patterns of Distribution : Competition 129 Patterns of Distribution : Predators, prey, parasites, and hosts 130 Patterns of Distribution : Migration 131 Patterns of Distribution : Invasion 132 Communities and Ecosystems: Living together 133 Communities and Ecosystems: The Ecosystem 134 Communities and Ecosystems: Ecosystems and Species Diversity 135 Communities and Ecosystems: Biotic Assemblages on a global Scale 136 Communities and Ecosystems: Global patterns of climate 137 Communities and Ecosystems: Global patterns of climate (Part 2) 138 Patterns of biodiversity : Biodiversity 139 Patterns of biodiversity : latitudinal gradients of Biodiversity 140 Patterns of biodiversity : Is evolution faster in tropics? 141 Patterns of biodiversity : Legacy of Glaciation 142 Patterns of biodiversity : Latitude and Species ranges 143 Patterns of biodiversity : Diversity and altitude 144 Patterns of biodiversity : Biodiversity Hotspots 145 Plate Tectonics : The evidence for the plate tectonics 146 Plate Tectonics : Changing patterns of Continents 147 Plate Tectonics : Islands and plate-tectonics 148 Plate Tectonics : Sympatry Vs Allopatry 149 Plate Tectonics : Early Land life on Moving continents 150 Plate Tectonics : bio-geographical regions 151 Biogeographical Regions Today : History of today's Biogeographical regions 152 Biogeographical Regions Today : The Old-world Tropic : Africa 153 Biogeographical Regions Today : The Old-world Tropic : India 154 Biogeographical Regions Today : Australia 155 Biogeographical Regions Today : The New Caledonia 156 Biogeographical Regions Today : New Zealand 157 Biogeographical Regions Today : The West Indies 158 Biogeographical Regions Today : South America 159 Biogeographical Regions Today : The northern Hemisphere Holarctic mammals 160 Ice and Change: The Ice ages 161 Ice and change 162 The Human Intrusion:Animal Domestication 163 The Human Intrusion:Diversification of Homo sapiens 164 The Human Intrusion:Modern Homo 165 The Human Intrusion:Modern Homo & Megafaunal Extinctions 166 Plant Domestication and Agriculture 167 Animal Domestication 168 Diversification of Homo sapiens 169 Environmental Impact of Early Human Cultures 170 Conservation Biogeography 171 Welcome to the Anthropocene 172 Effect of Anthropocene 173 What is behind the Biodiversity Crisis? 174 Climate Change 175 Crisis Management: Responding to Biodiversity Loss 176 The Birth of Conservation Biogeography 177 Conservation Biogeography in action 178 The Future is Digital 179 Conclusions 180 Zoogeography and Paleontology of Pakistan
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