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Paleobiology Course Website

GEOSCIENCE 541: Paleobiology

This respository contains course materials and information for the GEOSCIENCE 541: Paleobiology course at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Designed and maintained by Dr. Andrew Zaffos.

Resources in this Repository

Resources	Description
Course Syllabus	A description of how the course is organized and topics to be covered.
Lecture Slides	PDF versions of the lectures.
Reading Exercises	The weekly reading assignments.
Writing Exercises	An example writing assignment and instructions.
Additional Reading	A set of review papers that provide additional insight into various class topics.
Grant Proposal	Instructions and example research proposals.
Lab Exercises	The weekly lab assignments.
R Tutorial	Resources for developing your R skills like a pro.
Git Tutorial	Resource for developing your git skills like a pro.

Additionally, the weekly tests, as oultined in the syllabus, can be accessed at learnuw.wisc.edu.

Acknowledgments

This course and all of its publically available content is funded by the University of Wisconsin - Madison and the National Science Foundation. Our intention is to leverage the Paleobiology Database as part of the NSF Geoinformatics grant 0949416 (supplement) initiative for enhancing geoscience education.

Several of the lab materials used in this repository were modified from materials created by Matt E. Clapham at the University of Santa Cruz.