GEOL 103 - Paleontology and Dinosaurs

    Recent Professors
    Paul Belasky, Katherine K. Velasco
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    24 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B3 · CSU GE Area B1
    Description
    Accepted For Credit: CSU & UC Offered: Fall Semester, Every Year This course provides a journey through the history of life, from its beginnings about four billion years ago to the heyday of the dinosaurs and extinction of giant mammals at the end of the last Ice Age. The course provides an introduction to the study of prehistoric life on the basis of fossils, evolution, mass extinctions, and global change. One local afternoon field trip is required. (GR)
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 1:00pm–2:35pm