Alberta University - Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology
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Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology at Coursera Overview
Duration | 15 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
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- Beginner Level
- Approx. 15 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology at Coursera Course details
- 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.
Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology at Coursera Curriculum
Appearance and Anatomy
Introduction
Size
Skeleton
Saurischians
Ornithischians
Appearance
Muscles
Instructional Staff
Meet Your Presenter: Betsy Kruk
Course Glossary
Lesson 1 Course Notes
Appearance and Anatomy
Death and Fossilization
Taphonomy
Fossilization
Field Work
Lesson 2 Course Notes
Death and Fossilization
Eating
Types of Eaters
Teeth
Claws
Determining Diet
Lesson 3 Course Notes
Lesson 3
Moving Around
Stance
Limbs
Trackways
Metabolism
Lesson 4 Course Notes
Lesson 4
Birth, Growth and Reproduction
Eggs
Young Dinosaurs
Males & Females
Lesson 5 Course Notes
Lesson 5
Attack and Defense
Defensive Adaptations
Offensive Adaptations
Intraspecific Interactions
Lesson 6 Course Notes
Lesson 6
What is a Species?
Naming Species
Holotype
Differentiating Species
Lesson 7 Course Notes
Lesson 7
Evolution
Clades
Convergence
Birds
Lesson 8 Course Notes
Lesson 8
Stratigraphy and Geologic Time
Deep Time
Stratigraphy
The Age of Dinosaurs
Lesson 9 Course Notes
Lesson 9
Paleogeography and Plate Tectonics
Paleogeography
Continental Movement
Paleoclimates
Dinosaur Diversity
Lesson 10 Course Notes
Lesson 10
Dinosaur Origins
Origins
Diapsids
Rise of the Dinosaurs
Lesson 11 Course Notes
Lesson 11
Dinosaur Extinction
Extinction
Causes of Extinction
Chicxulub Impactor
Resurrecting Dinosaurs
Lesson 12 Course Notes
Lesson 12
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