Об этом курсе: 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.
Автор: University of Alberta
Преподаватели: Philip John Currie, PhD, Professor and Canada Research Chair, Dinosaur Paleobiology
Department of Biological Sciences
| Уровень | Beginner |
| Выполнение | 12 weeks of study, 1-2 hours/week |
| Язык | English, Субтитры: Italian, German, French |
| Как пройти курс | Чтобы пройти курс, выполните все оцениваемые задания. |
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Программа курса
НЕДЕЛЯ 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 видео, 4 материалов для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Instructional Staff
- Reading: Meet Your Presenter: Betsy Kruk
- Reading: Course Glossary
- Reading: Lesson 1 Course Notes
- Видео: Size
- Видео: Skeleton
- Видео: Saurischians
- Видео: Ornithischians
- Видео: Appearance
- Видео: Muscles
Оцениваемый: Appearance and Anatomy
НЕДЕЛЯ 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 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Lesson 2 Course Notes
- Видео: Fossilization
- Видео: Field Work
Оцениваемый: Death and Fossilization
НЕДЕЛЯ 3
Eating
This module looks at the variety of food types, feeding habits, and feeding adaptations amongst the major groups of dinosaurs.
4 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Lesson 3 Course Notes
- Видео: Teeth
- Видео: Claws
- Видео: Determining Diet
Оцениваемый: Lesson 3
НЕДЕЛЯ 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 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Lesson 4 Course Notes
- Видео: Limbs
- Видео: Trackways
- Видео: Metabolism
Оцениваемый: Lesson 4
НЕДЕЛЯ 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 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Lesson 5 Course Notes
- Видео: Young Dinosaurs
- Видео: Males & Females
Оцениваемый: Lesson 5
НЕДЕЛЯ 6
Attack and Defense
Examines the behaviours and structures that may have served for attack or defence through the lifetime of a dinosaur.
3 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Lesson 6 Course Notes
- Видео: Offensive Adaptations
- Видео: Intraspecific Interactions
Оцениваемый: Lesson 6
НЕДЕЛЯ 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 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Lesson 7 Course Notes
- Видео: Holotype
- Видео: Differentiating Species
Оцениваемый: Lesson 7
НЕДЕЛЯ 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 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Lesson 8 Course Notes
- Видео: Convergence
- Видео: Birds
Оцениваемый: Lesson 8
НЕДЕЛЯ 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 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Lesson 9 Course Notes
- Видео: Stratigraphy
- Видео: The Age of Dinosaurs
Оцениваемый: Lesson 9
НЕДЕЛЯ 10
Paleogeography and Plate Tectonics
This module presents the basic concepts in plate tectonics and the evolution of the earth’s surface.
4 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Lesson 10 Course Notes
- Видео: Continental Movement
- Видео: Paleoclimates
- Видео: Dinosaur Diversity
Оцениваемый: Lesson 10
НЕДЕЛЯ 11
Dinosaur Origins
This module will look at the evolution of dinosaurs from non-dinosaurian archosaurs.
3 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Lesson 11 Course Notes
- Видео: Diapsids
- Видео: Rise of the Dinosaurs
Оцениваемый: Lesson 11
НЕДЕЛЯ 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 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Lesson 12 Course Notes
- Видео: Causes of Extinction
- Видео: Chicxulub Impactor
- Видео: Resurrecting Dinosaurs
Оцениваемый: Lesson 12
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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.
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.
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Great course, love the flexibility of deadlines. Perfect introduction to palaeontology for beginners, and a perfect reminder course for those already attending university and want to test or refresh their knowledge.