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Are you interested in studying the characteristics of the many kinds of non-avian dinosaurs that roamed the earth during the Mesozoic Era, from 250 to 65 million years ago? If yes, take this free online course titled, “Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology”.
Why you should take this course?
In this course, the participants will examine the behaviors and structures the dinosaurs may have used for attack or defense. Evolution of dinosaurs through time will also be discussed in the class, including which groups of dinosaurs evolved when and where. Students will also be taught some basic concepts of plate tectonics and the evolution of the earth’s surface. The end-Cretaceous extinction event will also be discussed in the course, providing the participants with examples of vertebrate groups that both persisted and died out during the event.
What are the benefits of this course?
At the end of the course, the students will be able to describe major techniques of evaluating growth stages and rates in major groups of dinosaurs. You will also be able to explain the process of fossil formation and interpret the taphonomy of dinosaur skeletons and bonebeds.
Table of Contents:
- Appearances and Anatomy of dinosaurs
- Eating habits and feeding adaptations amongst the major groups of dinosaurs
- General modes and styles of locomotion in dinosaurs
- Birth, Growth and Reproduction
- Attack and Defence
- Death and Fossilization
- Evolution of Dinosaurs
- Stratigraphy and Geologic Time
- Palaeogeography and Plate Tectonics
- Evolution of dinosaurs from non-dinosaurian archosaurs
- Dinosaur Extinction
Author Bio:
This free online course has been jointly prepared by Philip John Currie and Betsy Kruk. Dr. Philip is a full Professor and Canada Research Chair of Dinosaur Paleobiology at the University of Alberta in Canada, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Calgary. His work focuses on problems with growth and variation, the anatomy and relationships of carnivorous dinosaurs. Ms Kruk is doing her Masters in Paleontology from University of Alberta. Her M.Sc. research focuses on a peculiar ceratopsian dinosaur, Pachyrhinosaurus, who, instead of horns, had big bony masses known as bosses.

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