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About the Course

This course introduces you to the five mass extinctions of the pre-human past, their causes and significance to the history of life on earth, and the current mass extinction happening during our time. We’ll also explore the history of paleontology and geological study and review the key players that influenced the science today. Regardless of your familiarity with the topic, you'll get portable handouts, lively demonstrations, and quizzes that bridge and enhance your knowledge....

Top reviews

RS

Sep 28, 2020

Great course for the non-professional student- keeps the subject matter discussions light and contemporary. Especially loved the idea of ecological proxy, which I had never heard before!

CM

May 24, 2022

Bravo! A fascinating course, thank you. Dr. Martin speaks clearly and informatively with humour and insight. So many interesting subjects covered under the umbrella of "extinctions".

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By Winston A W

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Dec 20, 2020

Excellent, thank you.

By Bushra A

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Oct 26, 2022

Informative ery

By Megan r j

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Sep 4, 2022

its really good i liked this it had about dinosaurs as well as many other things i dont know about like megafauna and it was really well taught i put my best into the assignment and its been an enlightening and insightful course that told me a lot about the way that animals lived before us and i had no idea life of people was only 50,000 years ago a good insightful gains interesting course and its really made me want to go to cardiff mueseum and see other bones of past animals. thank you a really enlightening read and a fun assignment those quizes were fun i gained lots from this more like this in future thank you that was fab.

By Mona T

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Jan 4, 2024

Access to the readings was difficult because several required paid subscriptions or were no longer available. Other readings had internet ads and videos on the side or embedded in the text, making it difficult to concentrate to read. It would have been much easier if the readings were just PDF files that could be downloaded and read off-line. Other than the difficulty with th readings, the course was excellent.

By Sahar D

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Feb 11, 2021

Good fantastic

By Nicole N

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Apr 23, 2024

I already paid for the course certificate!! I was ill for a few months, but was going to resume this course. Apparently, i have to buy the course AGAIN to resume it. Very disappointed, will not enroll in any more courses from your University