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.
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Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology
University of Alberta
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BiodiversityBiologyEvolutionPaleontology
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Beginner Level
Approx. 16 hours to complete
Suggested: 12 weeks of study, 1-2 hours/week
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Subtitles: French, Italian, German, English, Spanish
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 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.
2 hours to complete
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
1 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.
1 hour to complete
3 videos (Total 38 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
1 reading
Lesson 2 Course Notes10m
1 practice exercise
Death and Fossilization10m
1 hour to complete
Eating
This module looks at the variety of food types, feeding habits, and feeding adaptations amongst the major groups of dinosaurs.
1 hour to complete
4 videos (Total 29 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
1 reading
Lesson 3 Course Notes10m
1 practice exercise
Lesson 310m
1 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.
1 hour to complete
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 FROM DINO 101: DINOSAUR PALEOBIOLOGY
by JHApr 5, 2017
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).
by TWDec 15, 2017
The instructors' explanation are very clear and easy to understand. Would definitely recommend this to anyone who is interested in Paleontology or dinosaurs in general. I really had fun learning.
by KKApr 1, 2020
A wonderful course for beginners to learn about dinosaurs from how they began, lived, evolved and went down in the end as one of the most successful group of creatures ever to live on the planet
by TWSep 22, 2017
This course (and the other Paleontology Offerings) have given me a new interest in the subject. Thank you, University of Alberta for providing so much information in such an interesting format.
by BSOct 1, 2017
I thought this course had a lot of interesting information and I learned a lot from it. Some of the material was little to complicated for me to understand when I went over it the first time.
by WJul 26, 2019
This was honestly incrediable. So much fun, fully engaging, amazingly interesting. I've been a prehistoric life here all my life but I've learned so much that I'm kinda sad it's over already
by ENov 12, 2019
Great course !!! The material is well explained through interactive videos which make learning easy. I recommend this class as a fun elective for all students no matter their home faculty.
by AGApr 9, 2019
Well structured, very informative and amazingly presented course. Provides a wealth of information which will be appreciated by both the beginners and seasoned dinosaur enthusiast alike.
by AFFeb 2, 2020
Enjoyed the course and learned a lot. It was at a great level for someone who didn't know much about dinosaurs going into it, and made me want to take a trip to dinosaur provincial park.
by SDec 5, 2017
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. It was easy to follow and the sections lengths were perfect. I would recommend this course to anyone wanting a better overview of general paleontology.
by CSMay 8, 2019
It has been amazing! So well explained and presented! I'm brazilian but I could watch all the videos without subtitles! I hope I can do other courses like this in the future! Thank you.
by ASJul 25, 2019
The course structure is very simple although it covers almost everything related to Dinosaurs. I was able to study the basic details about the Dinosaurs through this course.\n\nThanks.
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