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