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GEOL 201: Introductory Historical Geology Report a Broken Link

Historical geology is involved directly or indirectly in most aspects of geological studies. There are direct links with astronomy, biology, chemistry, and physics. GEOL 201 involves discussion of the basic aspects of the discipline, the techniques and evidence used in reconstructing the evolution of Earth, and current research in mass extinctions and global change.

Unit 5: Planetary Beginnings and the Origin of Earth

Zorpette, G. (2000). Why go to Mars? Scientific American, 282(3), 40-43.

Unit 11: Historical Geology Today and Tomorrow

Jin, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, W., Shang, Q., Cao, C., & Erwin, D. (2000). Pattern of marine mass extinction near the Permian-Triassic boundary in South China. Science, 289(5478), 432–436.
Wignall, P., Sun, Y., Bond, D., Izon, G., Newton, R., Védrine, S., . . . Bottrell, S. (2009). Volcanism, mass extinction, and carbon isotope fluctuations in the Middle Permian of China. Science, 324(5931), 1179–1182.
Huybers, P. (2006). Early Pleistocene glacial cycles and the integrated summer insolation forcing. Science, 313(5786), 508–511.
Kohfeld, K., Le Quéré, C., Harrison, S., & Anderson, R. (2005). Role of marine biology in glacial-interglacial CO2 cycles. Science, 308(5718), 78–77.
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme. From clouds to carbon: Land-atmosphere interactions in the spotlight. (2014). Global Change, 82, 16–19.