TO
Jun 20, 2016
WOW, I learned a lot form this and it was fairly educational but not overwhelming or difficult. This instructor really gets the points across without being to easy or hard. A very good class.
JC
Mar 2, 2018
Celebrate your inner fish as you swim along with this awesome course charting our earliest ancestors. Very well constructed and delivered once again by the team at the University of Alberta.
By Aastha M
•Jul 11, 2016
it is good for maths students who haven't studied biology and struggle with understanding palaeontology. vertebrates have been explained very well.
By Keenan R
•Aug 27, 2017
Excellent course, presentation, presenter, and material. Hope to see if other subjects of the Palaeozoic would be covered in future courses
By Arturo M F
•Jul 21, 2017
An excellent presentation of paleontology by W. Scott Persons. A very amazing journey through the Devonian fishes that evolved to tetrapods.
By Ajit P
•Oct 5, 2020
A fairly accessible course to vertebrate evolution that thought me a lot about parts of my body and ancestry that I had taken for granted.
By Susie M
•Jul 16, 2022
Fascinating glimpse through prehistory of early vertebrate evolution. Many terms to learn, many details to absorb, and all captivating.
By Bryan K
•Jul 17, 2020
Very informative information on the vertebrae evolution. I feel so much better now knowing Im a living tetrapod and I came from a fish,
By Dalibor K
•May 21, 2016
Beautifully made. A new insight of nature. Awesome to see, listen, think about and recognize development of evolution in todays species.
By Leandro A d C M
•Feb 24, 2021
Tanto eu, quanto minha criança interior amamos paleontologia e tudo relacionado a ela, então este curso caiu como uma luva para mim.
By Andrés V X
•Aug 20, 2019
The course was concise because you learn the major charecteristics of the groups of fishes and how they evolved into another group.
By Diana V
•Apr 4, 2017
excelente! creo que nunca habÃa comprendido realmente la evolución, fue una experiencia maravillosa, interactiva y bien explicada.
By Aitor A
•Jun 16, 2024
Maravillosamente instructivo e interesante. He disfrutado todo el MOOC por la gran cantidad de información y muy buenas lecciones
By Richard R
•May 25, 2017
Really informative, I recommend doing further reading
and writing things down/taking notes rather than just watching the videos.
By KUSHAL C
•Aug 3, 2020
Excellent course, i learnt a lot about evolution and how life began on Earth..... Thank you University of Alberta and Coursera
By Tulio F A N
•Feb 22, 2020
- I learned about the evolution of fins with legs- The development of jaws-I knew the past of vertebratesThank you so much!!
By Freda J
•Sep 7, 2022
A good overview of a fascinating subject. Well presented. Many thanks to all involved in making this course available.
By Kathleen N O P
•Sep 3, 2020
This is great! I have learned so much. I can even use the concepts I learned to teach Comparative Anatomy. Thanks a lot.
By Victor A A M
•Mar 3, 2021
Muchas gracias, aprendi mucho, y aplicare en diferentes actividades que tendre como docente lo aprendido en este curso.
By Giles S
•Feb 5, 2021
I enjoyed taking this course! In particular the Week 2 & 3 topics both caught my eye and I found them very interesting!
By Graham C
•Mar 28, 2024
A comprehensive bird's eye view of early vertebrate evolution. Good notes to back up the videos - highly recommended.
By Shatavisa C
•Aug 14, 2020
Very informative. Manages to old onto the student's attention throughout the course. Would highly recommend to peers.
By Jim C
•Feb 21, 2024
Excellent, very comprehensive course with outstanding supplemental materials. Dr. Persons is an excellent presenter.
By Jose D C
•Aug 10, 2020
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By Milton S
•Oct 27, 2016
Excelente curso para realizar una aproximación a el origen de los vertebrados y profundizar en temas de paleontolgÃa
By Phillip K
•Jun 14, 2018
Very well organized and thorough as possible for having about 4 weeks to explain 200+ million years of evolution.
By Lucija N F
•Aug 16, 2022
Quizzes could be more challenging.
The matter is presented in a very engaging way.
Promotes critical thinking.