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1. Paleontology as a science.

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2. Fossils in time and space.

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3. Taphonomy and the quality of the fossil record.

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4. Paleoecology and paleoclimates.

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5. Macroevolution and the tree of life.

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6. Fossil form and function.

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7. Mass extinctions and biodiversity loss.

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8. The origin of life.

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9. Protists.

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10. Origin of the metazoans.

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11. The basal metazoans: sponges and corals.

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12. Spiralians 1: lophophorates.

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13. Spiralians 2: mollusks.

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14. Ecdysozoa: arthropods.

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15. Deuterostomes: echinoderms and hemichordates.

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16. Fishes and basal tetrapods.

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17. Dinosaurs and mammals.

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18. Fossil plants.

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19. Trace fossils.

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20. Diversification of life.

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