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    Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
    EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

    Courses and Certificate Fees

    Certificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
    yesCoursera

    The Syllabus

    Videos
    • Welcome!
    • Extinctions As a Concern for the 21st Century
    • "Mass" Extinction vs. "Normal" Extinction
    • When Is a Species Really Extinct? Exploring Lazarus, Elvis, & Zombie Taxa
    • How Extinctions Play a Role in Evolution
    • Why Studying Extinctions Is Critical for Our Survival
    Readings
    • Course Outline & Grading Information
    • [Handout] Lazarus, Elvis & Zombie Taxa
    • Mass Extinctions & Evolution
    • The Insect Apocalypse & Our Present-Day Extinctions
    Practice Exercise
    • Practice: Week 1
    • Graded: Week 1

    Videos
    • Legends from Ancient & Indigenous Cultures
    • Renaissance & Post-Enlightenment Theories on Previous Life
    • The Birth of Modern Geology & Paleontology
    • Mary Anning & Her Fossil Discoveries
    • Victorian Dinosaurs & Extinctions
    Readings
    • Fossil Myths, American Degeneracy, & Geology Origins
    • Early Paleontological Findings
    Practice Exercise
    • Practice: Week 2
    • Graded: Week 2

    Videos
    • Global Ecological Crises & Mass Extinctions
    • The End-Ordovician Extinction: 444 Million Years Ago
    • The End-Devonian Extinction: 360 Million Years Ago
    • The End-Permian Extinction: 252 Million Years Ago
    • The End-Triassic Extinction: 201 Million Years Ago
    • The End-Cretaceous Extinction: 66 Million Years Ago
    • Mass Extinctions: Commonalities & Differences
    Readings
    • Precambrian Life, the Rise of Oxygen, & Deadly Plants
    • Mammals, Asteroids, & Climate Change
    • [Handout] Geological Time Scale
    • [Handout] Timeline of Mass Extinctions
    Practice Exercise
    • Practice: Week 3
    • Graded: Week 3

    Videos
    • European
    • North & South American
    • Australian
    • New Zealand & Madagascar
    • The "Overkill" Hypothesis & Habitat Alteration
    • Alternative Explanations: Climate Change, Diseases, & Meteorite Impact
    • The Ecological After-Effects of Megafauna Extinction
    Readings
    • Neanderthals, Megafauna, & Theories on Biodiversity
    • After-Effects of & Theories About Megafaunal Extinction
    Practice Exercise
    • Practice: Week 4
    • Graded: Week 4

    Videos
    • The Anthropocene Epoch
    • Colonization & Habitat Alteration
    • The Rise of Conservation Biology
    • Successes & Failures of Conservation Biology
    • The "Rewilding" Hypothesis
    • "De-Extinction" or Bringing Back Extinct Species
    • Modern Climate Change & Extinctions
    • The Past Informs Our Future
    Readings
    • The New Geologic Epoch & Habitat Alteration
    • Silent Spring, Rewilding, & Bringing Back the Dead
    • Modern Climate Change & the Human Factor
    Practice Exercise
    • Practice: Week 5

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