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EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

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INR 2397yesCoursera

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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