Course Catalog - 2003-2004

     

ESCI 475 - PLIO-PLEISTOCENE CLIMATE CHANG

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Department: *Earth Science*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: PLIO-PLEISTOCENE CLIMATE CHANGE & HOMINID ADAPTATION ***** 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. ***** Also offered as ANTH 475.