Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology is a 12-lesson course teaching a comprehensive overview of non-avian dinosaurs. Topics covered: anatomy, eating, locomotion, growth, environmental and behavioral adaptations, origins and extinction. Lessons are delivered from museums, fossil-preparation labs and dig sites. Estimated workload: 3-5 hrs/week.
Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology
Offered By
University of Alberta
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
12 hours to complete
Appearance and Anatomy
This lesson covers the diversity in dinosaur appearances, and will be able to identify major features of the major groups of dinosaurs.
7 videos (Total 63 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz
4 readings
Instructional Staff10m
Meet Your Presenter: Betsy Kruk10m
Course Glossary10m
Lesson 1 Course Notes10m
1 practice exercise
Appearance and Anatomy10m
Week
21 hour to complete
Death and Fossilization
This module describes how fossils form, how we interpret the taphonomy of skeletons and bonebeds, and looks at the possible biases taphonomic events may create in the fossil record.
3 videos (Total 38 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
1 reading
Lesson 2 Course Notes10m
1 practice exercise
Death and Fossilization10m
Week
31 hour to complete
Eating
This module looks at the variety of food types, feeding habits, and feeding adaptations amongst the major groups of dinosaurs.
4 videos (Total 29 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
1 reading
Lesson 3 Course Notes10m
1 practice exercise
Lesson 310m
Week
41 hour to complete
Moving Around
This module helps students understand the general modes and styles of locomotion in the major dinosaur groups. It also describes general methods of evaluating hypotheses on locomotion.
4 videos (Total 28 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
1 reading
Lesson 4 Course Notes10m
1 practice exercise
Lesson 410m
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Top Reviews
Thank you for this excellent course! I really enjoyed the short videos, the concise notes, and quick quizzes (both at the end of each lesson, as well as the main point quizzes throughout the videos).
Excellent course, great material, concepts well organized, nothing to complain really. The presenters were all very good too, and I'll be taking all the related courses for sure. Recommended 100%.
Instructor
Philip John Currie, PhD
Professor and Canada Research Chair, Dinosaur PaleobiologyDepartment of Biological Sciences
About University of Alberta
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