化石庫：大地的寶藏
Lagerstätten: Natural treasures

Class outline (2nd Semester, 103)

Instructor: Dr. Jih-Pai Lin 林日白 副教授
Credit: 2
Students: geology students and graduate students

This course is designed to introduce the best examples of exceptionally preserved fossils in the fossil record. Students will be exposed to various famous fossil deposits worldwide and be engaged in classroom discussions on the history of discovery, scientific values and specific environmental factors required for preserving each fossil deposit.

Textbook: John R. Nudds and Paul A. Selden, 2008. Fossil Ecosystems of North America A Guide to the Sites and their Extraordinary Biotas. CRC Press. Print ISBN: 978-1-84076-088-0; eBook ISBN: 978-1-84076-507-6

Classroom: Geosciences Building Room 315
Time: Class Period 5, 6 (13:20-15:10), everyWednesday

Week 01 (02/25): Gunflint Chert
Week 02 (03/04): Mistaken Point
Week 03 (03/11): Burgess Shale
Week 04 (03/18): Beecher's trilobite beds
Week 05 (03/25): Bertie waterlime
Week 06 (04/01): Gilboa
Week 07 (04/08): Mazon creek
Week 08 (04/15): Class presentation 1
Week 09 (04/22): Midterm
Week 10 (04/29): The Chinle Forrest
Week 11 (05/06): Morrison Fm.
Week 12 (05/13): Hell Creek Fm.
Week 13 (05/20): Green River Fm.
Week 14 (05/27): Florissant
Week 15 (06/03): Dominican amber
Week 16 (06/10): La Brea tar pits
Week 17 (06/17): Class presentation 2
Week 18 (06/24): Final exam

Grading: 
Class presentation 40%
Midterm exam 30%
Final exam 30%