Courses

History of life
Earth and Planetary Sciences/Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 125
Instructors: Derek Briggs and colleagues
This course treats the history of life as evidenced by the fossil record.

History of life lab
Earth and Planetary Sciences/Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 126
Instructors: Derek Briggs and colleagues
This course provides an introduction to the major fossil groups and their geological history.

Extraordinary glimpses of past life
Earth and Planetary Sciences 355/655
Instructor: Derek Briggs 
This course considers the preservation and significance of exceptionally preserved fossil occurrences (Lagerstätten) through time.

Invertebrate form and function
Earth and Planetary Sciences 516
Instructor: Derek Briggs
This course covers comparative functional morphology of selected invertebrates, with an emphasis on the evolution of form as revealed by the fossil record.