Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: PLIO-PLEISTOCENE CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOMINID ADAPTATION

Department: *Earth Science*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Junctures in the evolution of the hominids appear to coincide with shifts in the Earth's climate record. We will explore the current status of our knowledge of global climate in the Plio-Pleistocene and of the hominid record from the end of the Miocene to the appearance of H. sapiens. Cross-list: ANTH 475.