History of Paleo

Mythological fossils

Griffin – protoceratops

Agricola

Gesner

Beringer

Steno

Hutton

Cuvier

Smith

Lyell

Biostrat

Evolutionary Theory

Paleoecology

Paleogeog

Modes of Preservation

Whole organism

Original material

Permineralization - petrifaction

Casts and Molds – steinkern

Carbonized film – Burgess Shale

Impressions

Trace Fossils – ichnofossils

Solenhofen – Lagerstatten

Form Taxa

Origin of Life

Conditions in beginning

Detrital pyrite and uraniniate

Red beds

BIF’s

Miller & Urey – amino acids

Sydney Fox – microspheres

Szostak – RNA & Montmorillonite

Cech – ribozymes

PC cratons

Figtree cells

Stromatolites – Shark Bay – cyanobacteria

Eukaryote – Bitter Springs

Acritarchs

Eukaryote origins – endosymbiosis

Pelomyxa palustris

Endosymbiotc prokaryotes

Tree of Life

Ediacara

Dickensonia

Spriggina

Parvancorina

Tribrachidium

Tommotian Fauna

Burgess Shale - Charles Walcott

Hallucigenia

Opabinia

Ayshaia

Ottia

Anomalocaris

Pikaia

Classification – Linnean

Species definition

Phylogeny

Monophyletic

Polyphyletic

Cladistics

Evolution

Darwin – Beagle – Galapagos

Tortoises

Finch

Natural Selection

Gradualism

Punctuated Equilibrium

Genetics

Allopatric speciation

Ontogeny

Sexual dimorphism

Ecophenotypic

Cope’s Rule

Convergence

Iterative

Ontogeny recapitulates

Adaptation

Seilacher’s triangle

Functional morphology

Spandrels

Paleoecology

Aut- & synecology

Niche

Leibig

Life habits

Trophic

Communities – trophic amensalism

Trophic webs

Trophic tiering

Succession

Functional morphology – archaeocyathids

Evolutionary – species diversity

Different models

Sepkosky

Taphonomy

Biocoenosis vs thanato

Time averaged

Population dynamics

Recruitment

Growth

Death

Taphocoenosis

Bioerosion

Chemical

Physical

Burial – Obrution

In situ orientation

Protista

Systematics at class to suborder level

Foraminifera – parts

Alternation of generations

Shapes

Good for environment

Evolution events

Fusulinids

Nummulities

Radiolarians

Spumellaria

Nasselaria

Ecology and evolution

Diatoms

Centrales

Pennales

Frustule

Ecology

Evolution

Coccoliths

Ecology

Evolution

Porifera

Stromatolites and Oncolites

Chlorophyta

Halimeda

Penicillus

Dasyclads

Receptaculites

Rhodophyta

Solenoptera

Porifera

No coelom

Limited differentiation

Ecology

Biology – cell types

Reproduction

Hexactinellids

Hydnoceras

Calcarea

Heteroactines

Astraeospongia

Demospongia

Astylospongia

Sclerospongia

Stromatoporoids

Pssamobiotic

Archaeocyathids

D’Arcy Thompson

concepts

Cnidaria

Hydrozoans

Scyphozoans

Hydrozoans

Medusa-polyp

Alternation generation

Octocoralia

Anthozoa

Rugosa

Tabulata

Scleractinia

Tabulae

Favosites

Halysites

Disseptiments

Septa

Hexacorals

Aragonite/calcite

Hermatypic

Zooanthellae

Times of no reefs

Brachiopoda

Lophophore

Pedicle

Anus

Brachidia

Spiralium

Spondylium

Commissure

Fold/sulcus

Plications

Delthyrium

Punctuate

Impunctate

Pseudopunctate

Strophic

Various shapes

Various life habits

Swimming

Inarticulates

Articulates

Orthids

Strophomenids

Productids

Richthofenids

Rhynchonellids

Spirifers

Pentamerids

Terebratulids

Ecology – feeding

Rudwick’s zig-zags

Convergence

Bryozoa

Stenolaemates

Trepostomes

Cryptostomes

Fenestellids

Gymnolaemates

Ctenostomates

Cheilostomates

Zoarium

Zoecium

Autopores

Acanthopores

Mesopores