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BIOL 360Evolution 2: Fossil Record

Units
0.50
Faculty
Science
Subject
Biology
Cross-listed
EARTH 336

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

An overview of the origin of life, how it evolved and diversified, modern principles of paleontology with particular emphasis on analytical tools to interpret ancient life forms. Patterns, processes of evolution, and paleoecology of key groups of microfossils, invertebrates, plants, vertebrates, and their trace fossils.

Prerequisites

  • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
    • BIOL359 - Evolution 1: Mechanisms (0.50)
    • CIVE153 - Earth Engineering (0.50)
    • EARTH121 - Introductory Earth Sciences (0.50)
    • ENVE153 - Earth Engineering (0.50)
    • GEOE153 - Earth Engineering (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Reviewed on UW Flow

83% liked it100% easy38% useful

From 6 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • BIOL 360
    you can survive without having to take BIOL 359. lots of content and memorizing a lot of weird names; thing is, very few of these actually show up so you might feel like you spent time knowing everything for only 30% to show up on assessments.
    each chapter, try to know the major idea. focus on the slides especially parts highlighted red.
    idk how the course would be taught w mr Barry Warner retiring but yeah, that was my experience

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  • Awesome course. Professor Warner takes you from the beginning of time all the way up to the current period of time, by looking at key fossil evidence throughout the geological time scale. Two midterms non-cumulative and a 40% group project where you get to make your own museum !

    Apr 2018 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

25 posts and comments in 23 threads mention BIOL 360, May 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Winter 2023

Spring 2020

Can't decide what do about CR/NCR 0 points, 18 comments

“I would really appreciate if someone in science who is planning on applying to grad schools could answer this question for me. …”

u/youngezzy: “… specific course However if it’s not related at all or a course that doesn’t mean much (like biol 360 evolution 2 aha), then yea take advantage of it”

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Fall 2019

Can't enroll in BIOL 360 6 points, 8 comments

u/YOYOBIGMAN: “I can't fiind BIOL 360 in course selection and it says it is offered in the winter. Im currently doing the prereq courses right now if that is the reason it is not displayed. However, I cant find it on the adm uw website too.”

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Spring 2019

Winter 2019

Biol 360/Earth 336 Studying Tips? 5 points, 9 comments

u/3biol60: “Hello, currently studying for the Evolution 2: Fossil Record final and was wondering if anyone who has taken it before has any study tips? It is not cumulative, however, there are a lot of random details and the first midterm didn't really seem to have many detailed questions. …”

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Biol 360 Final 9 points, 6 comments

u/Ruvvvve: “I was wondering if anyone who has taken this in the past could tell me what the final was like? Anything that it particularly focused on? Also, was it out of 30 marks like the midterm? Cus that was brutal....”

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