Historical Geology 102
Reading Material
The following is a list of links to reading material from a variety of sources. Use of some of this material is password protected and restricted to use by students currently enrolled in Historical Geology 102. This material may only be used for the purpose of completing the required reading assignments. All copyright laws apply. Electronic copying and distribution of this material is prohibited.
Some of the articles below are password protected on Blackboard. To access this material, login to myBlackHawk. Once into myBlackHawk go to My Courses and click on the Historical Geology course link, then click on the Reading link.
Essay Policy
Evolution
Punctuated Equilibria: An Alternative to Phyletic Gradualism - Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould
Evidence Supporting Biological Evolution - National Academy of Sciences web page
Human Evolution
Human Evolution - National Academy of Sciences web page
Origin of the Earth
The Evolution of the Universe - Scientific American, October 1994
The Earth's Elements - Scientific American, October 1994
The Evolution of the Earth - Scientific American, October 1994
The Origin of the Universe, Earth, and Life - National Academy of Sciences web page
K-T Extinction
Dinosaur Extinction: The Volcano-Greenhouse Theory - Dewey M. McLean