이 강좌에 대하여: Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology is a 12-lesson course teaching a comprehensive overview of non-avian dinosaurs. Topics covered: anatomy, eating, locomotion, growth, environmental and behavioral adaptations, origins and extinction. Lessons are delivered from museums, fossil-preparation labs and dig sites. Estimated workload: 3-5 hrs/week.
생성자: University of Alberta
강사: Philip John Currie, PhD, Professor and Canada Research Chair, Dinosaur Paleobiology
Department of Biological Sciences
| 레벨 | Beginner |
| 약정 | 12 weeks of study, 1-2 hours/week |
| 언어 | English, 자막: Italian, German, French |
| 통과 방법 | 강좌를 수료하려면 모든 평가 과제를 통과하십시오. |
| 사용자 등급 |
강의 계획
주 1
Appearance and Anatomy
This lesson covers the diversity in dinosaur appearances, and will be able to identify major features of the major groups of dinosaurs.
7 videos, 4 readings
- Reading: Instructional Staff
- Reading: Meet Your Presenter: Betsy Kruk
- Reading: Course Glossary
- Reading: Lesson 1 Course Notes
- 비디오: Size
- 비디오: Skeleton
- 비디오: Saurischians
- 비디오: Ornithischians
- 비디오: Appearance
- 비디오: Muscles
평가됨: Appearance and Anatomy
주 2
Death and Fossilization
This module describes how fossils form, how we interpret the taphonomy of skeletons and bonebeds, and looks at the possible biases taphonomic events may create in the fossil record.
3 videos, 1 reading
- Reading: Lesson 2 Course Notes
- 비디오: Fossilization
- 비디오: Field Work
평가됨: Death and Fossilization
주 3
Eating
This module looks at the variety of food types, feeding habits, and feeding adaptations amongst the major groups of dinosaurs.
4 videos, 1 reading
- Reading: Lesson 3 Course Notes
- 비디오: Teeth
- 비디오: Claws
- 비디오: Determining Diet
평가됨: Lesson 3
주 4
Moving Around
This module helps students understand the general modes and styles of locomotion in the major dinosaur groups. It also describes general methods of evaluating hypotheses on locomotion.
4 videos, 1 reading
- Reading: Lesson 4 Course Notes
- 비디오: Limbs
- 비디오: Trackways
- 비디오: Metabolism
평가됨: Lesson 4
주 5
Birth, Growth and Reproduction
This module provides a generalized life history of a dinosaur, from birth through adulthood, including reproduction. The student will be able to describe major techniques of evaluating growth stages and rates in dinosaurs.
3 videos, 1 reading
- Reading: Lesson 5 Course Notes
- 비디오: Young Dinosaurs
- 비디오: Males & Females
평가됨: Lesson 5
주 6
Attack and Defense
Examines the behaviours and structures that may have served for attack or defence through the lifetime of a dinosaur.
3 videos, 1 reading
- Reading: Lesson 6 Course Notes
- 비디오: Offensive Adaptations
- 비디오: Intraspecific Interactions
평가됨: Lesson 6
주 7
What is a Species?
This module will teach the different ways of defining what a species is. Students will be able to compare the strengths and weaknesses of different species concepts for different situations.
3 videos, 1 reading
- Reading: Lesson 7 Course Notes
- 비디오: Holotype
- 비디오: Differentiating Species
평가됨: Lesson 7
주 8
Evolution
This module will describe the basic theories of speciation, and discusses how how these different methods of speciation may have occurred, including both hypothetical and empirical examples.
3 videos, 1 reading
- Reading: Lesson 8 Course Notes
- 비디오: Convergence
- 비디오: Birds
평가됨: Lesson 8
주 9
Stratigraphy and Geologic Time
This method provides basic stratigraphic concepts and the scale of earth history. Students will understand the evolution of dinosaurs through time, including which groups evolved when and where.
3 videos, 1 reading
- Reading: Lesson 9 Course Notes
- 비디오: Stratigraphy
- 비디오: The Age of Dinosaurs
평가됨: Lesson 9
주 10
Paleogeography and Plate Tectonics
This module presents the basic concepts in plate tectonics and the evolution of the earth’s surface.
4 videos, 1 reading
- Reading: Lesson 10 Course Notes
- 비디오: Continental Movement
- 비디오: Paleoclimates
- 비디오: Dinosaur Diversity
평가됨: Lesson 10
주 11
Dinosaur Origins
This module will look at the evolution of dinosaurs from non-dinosaurian archosaurs.
3 videos, 1 reading
- Reading: Lesson 11 Course Notes
- 비디오: Diapsids
- 비디오: Rise of the Dinosaurs
평가됨: Lesson 11
주 12
Dinosaur Extinction
The module will examine the end-Cretaceous extinction event, and provide examples of vertebrate groups that both persisted and died out during the event.
4 videos, 1 reading
- Reading: Lesson 12 Course Notes
- 비디오: Causes of Extinction
- 비디오: Chicxulub Impactor
- 비디오: Resurrecting Dinosaurs
평가됨: Lesson 12
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등급과 평가
Very informative, well laid out and above all easy to follow & understand.
Very helpful course for getting proper knowledge about dinosaur evolution as well as extinction.
Excellent overview. Very well presented in nicely done videos. Tons of information!
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Absolutely LOVED it!! I went into this course thinking I'd be able to name random dinosaurs and accumulate random facts but it was so much more. This course has taught me so much beyond just dinosaurs itself but really gave a glimpse of what the world was like when dinosaurs walked on this very planet. It also broke down a lot of topics like evolution theory and the history of earth, providing a very wholesome view. For someone who does not possess a very scientific mind I actually enjoyed this course very much. I highly recommend this for EVERYONE.