Course Details in 2027/28 Session

Module Title	LM Evolutionary Palaeobiology
School	School of Geog Earth & Env Sci
Department	Earth and Environ Sciences
Module Code	03 29235
Module Lead	Stephan Lautenschlager
Level	Masters Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites	LI Palaeoecology - (03 36203)
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-12 hours Seminar-10 hours Practical Classes and workshops-20 hours Guided independent study-158 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	Content will focus on the long-term patterns of speciation, diversity, morphology change and extinction. These will be discussed in the context of environmental, climate and biotic controls. Content will span terrestrial and marine realms, and plant, invertebrate and microfossil groups.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Be able to assess and appraise the major controls on long-term records of speciation, extinction and trends in morphological evolution and adaptation across multiple marine & terrestrial, invertebrate and micro- fossil groups. Be able to judge and evaluate between potential abiotic (climate, environment, palaeogeography) and biotic (competition, predation, co-evolution) drivers of large-scale patterns of evolution. Critically assess, compare and evaluate large scale palaeontological datasets in the context of macroevolutionary studies. Be able to use palaeontological data and palaeobiological theory to appraise and revise understandings of modern global change biology.
Assessment	29235-01 : Article review : Practical (40%) 29235-02 : Presentation : Presentation (30%) 29235-03 : Practical Exercise : Practical (30%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Research paper review (20%) Canvas quiz (20%) Individual seminar presentation (30%) Data practical exercise (30%) Reassessment: N/A
Other	None
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