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Paleontology Study Guide

Unit 1. Evolution and classification of organisms

Unit 2. Fossil record

Unit 3. Physical geology

Unit 4. Historical geology
Evolution and classification of organisms
  1. Agents of change
  2.     - Extinction (biology)
        - Gene silencing
        - Genetics
        - Geology and geodesy
        - Geophysics
        - Paleomagnetism
        - Paleontology and paleobotany - general
        - Plate tectonics
        - Population genetics
  3. Species concept
  4.     - Ecology - general
        - Ecosystem
        - Evolution
        - Island biogeography
        - Phylogeny and taxonomy
        - Speciation
        - Species concept
  5. Systematics
  6.     - Animal kingdom
        - Bacterial taxonomy
        - Botany - General
        - Classification, biological
        - Microbiology
        - Numerical taxonomy
        - Paleobotany
        - Phylogeny and taxonomy
        - Plant kingdom
        - Plant taxonomy
        - Systematics
        - Taxonomy
        - Virology
        - Virus classification
        - Zoological nomenclature
        - Zoology - general
  7. Theory
  8.     - Animal evolution
        - Botany - General
        - Evolution
        - Macroevolution
        - Organic evolution
        - Phylogeny
        - Phylogeny and taxonomy
        - Plant evolution