Dr. Stuart S. Sumida
Winter 2009
Thursday
ENROLLMENT: STUDENTS MUST BE ENROLLED IN THE COURSE TO PARTICIPATE IN LECTURES AND CLASS EXERCISES. ENROLLMENT IN NATURAL SCIENCES 360 CONSTITUTES LEGAL ACCEPTANCE OF ALL THE GUIDELINES LISTED BELOW. PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY.
Grading Criteria:
The course is not
graded on a curve. Letter grades are
based on the cumulative points. 100
points are derived from the student’s classroom (PowerPoint) presentation. 50 points are derived from a brief final
exam. 50 points are derived from
classroom attendance and participation. Grades will be set according to the
criteria listed below. There is no extra credit work available.
|
Grade |
Percentage of Total Points |
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A |
90-100 |
B- |
72-74 |
D |
50-54 |
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A- |
87-89 |
C+ |
70-71 |
F |
Below
50 |
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B+ |
84-86 |
C |
60-70 |
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B |
75-83 |
C- |
55-59 |
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SUMMARY CLASS SCHEDULE and READING ASSIGNMENTS
Dr. Sumida will present
introductory materials during the weeks 1-2 sessions. Subsequent sessions will be the
responsibility of one or more students (depending on enrollment). Refer to the schedule below for topics,
activities, and reading assignments.
Sessions designated with an asterisk (*) indicate laboratory material
quiz days
Week
|
Date
|
Topic/Activity |
|
1 |
1/15 |
Introduction; Distribution
of Class Assignments |
|
2 |
1/22 |
Phylogenetic Perspective; BasalAmniote
Structure and the Sister-Groups of Pelycosauria (Sumida) |
|
3 |
1/29 |
Caseosauria – Eothyrididae |
|
4 |
2/5 |
Dr. Sumida away at
meetings. No class meeting. |
|
5 |
2/12 |
Caseosauria – Caseidae |
|
6 |
2/19 |
Eupleycosauria –
Varanopideae (Pelletier) |
|
7 |
2/26 |
Eupleycosauria – Ophiacodontidae |
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8 |
3/5 |
Eupleycosauria – Edaphosauridae |
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9 |
3/12 |
Eupleycosauria – Sphenacodontoidea
– Haptodus, Sphenacodon, Ctenorhachis |
|
10 |
3/19 |
Eupleycosauria –
Sphenacodontoidea – Ctenospondylus, Dimetrodon, Secodontosaurus |
|
Final |
3/26 |
Final
Examination; |
DETAILED
CLASS
All
Students/All Weeks:
All students will be
expected to read the literature listed below.
Each student assigned to that week’s material will be responsible for
(1) acquiring the primary literature from Dr. Sumida (I have most, but not all
of it.), or from the library, or securing it from interlibrary loan; (2) tuning
those papers into PDF files; (3) sending copied of those PDF files to the
remainder of the class; presenting a powerpoint summary of the materials for
class review and discussion.
Primary
Literature:
These papers are listed
in the order of suggested reading – not necessarily chronological or
alphabetical order.
Week
1: None
Week
2: None
Week
3 (Caseosauria - Eothyrididae):
Romer, A.S. and L. I. Price. 1940.
Review of the Pelycosauria. Bulletin of the Geological Society of
Langson, W.
1965. Oedaleops campi (Reptilia:
Pelycosauria) A new genus and species from the
Reisz, R. R.
1986. Pelycosauria. Handbüch
der Paleoherpetology (Encyclopedia of
Paleoherpetology), 17A:1-102. (pp. + appropriate
figures at back)
Week
4: None
Week
5 (Caseosauria – Caseidae):
Olson, E.C.
1954. Fauna of the Vale and
Choza. 7. Pelycosauria: family Caseidae. Fieldiana, Geology, 10:193-204.
Olson, E. C., and J. R. Beerbower. 1962.
Permian vertebrates
Olson, E.C.
1962. Late Permian Terrestrial
Vertebrates,
Reisz, R. R.
2005. Oromycter, a new caseid
from the
Maddin, H.
Stovall, J. W., L. I Price, and A. S. Romer. 1966.
The postcranial skeleton of the giant Permian pelyosaur Cotylorhynchus romeri. Bulletin of the
Week
6 (Eupleycosauria – Varanopideae):
Olson, E.C.
1965. New vertebrates from the
Chickasha Formation in
Langston, W., and R. R. Reisz. 1981. Aerosaurus wellesi, new species, a varanopseid mammal-like reptile
(Synapsida: Pelycosauria) from the
Reisz, R. R. 2001.
The skull of Mesenosaurus
romeri, a small varanopseid
(Synapsida: Eupelycosauria) from the Upper Permian of the
Reisz, R. R., and D. W. Dilkes. 2003. Archaeovenator hamiltonensis, a new varanopid (Synapsida: Eupelycosauria) from
the
Reisz, R. R., and M. Laurin. 2004. A
reevauation of the enigmatic Permian synapsid Watongia and its
stratigraphi significance. Canadian Journal of Earth Science, 41:377-386.
Anderson, J. S., and R. R. Reisz. 2004. Pyzoia mesenensis, a new, small small varanopseid (Synapsida:
Eupelycosauria) from
Maddin, H. C., D.C. Evans, and R. R. Reisz. 2006. A
n Early Permian varanodontine varanopid (Synapsida: Eupelycosauria) from the
Richardd’s Spur locality,
Week
7 (Eupleycosauria – Ophiacodontidae):
Romer, A.S. and L. I. Price. 1940.
Review of the Pelycosauria. Bulletin of the Geological Society of
Berman, D. S, R. R. Reisz, J. R. Bolt, and D.
Scott. 1995. The cranial anatomy and relationships of the
synapsid Varanosaurus (Eupleycosauria: Ophiacodontidae) from the Early
Permian of Texas and
Sumida,
S. S. 1989. Reinterpretation of vertebral structure in the Early Permian
pelycosaur Varanosaurus acutirostris
(Amniota, Synapsida). Journal of
Vertebrate Paleontology, 9:451-158.
Week
8 (Eupleycosauria – Edaphosauridae):
Romer, A.S. and L. I. Price. 1940.
Review of the Pelycosauria. Bulletin of the Geological Society of
Sumida,
S. S. 1989. New information on the pectoral girdle and vertebral column in Lupeosaurus (Reptilia, Pelycosauria). Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences,
26:1343-1349.
Reisz, R. R. and D.
Week
9 (Eupleycosauria – Sphenacodontoidea – Haptodus,
Sphenacodon, Ctenorhachis)
Romer, A.S. and L. I. Price. 1940.
Review of the Pelycosauria. Bulletin of the Geological Society of
Laurin, M.
1993. Anatomy and relationships
of Haptodus garnettensis, a Pennsylvanian synapsid from
Eberth,
D. A. 1985. The skull of Spenacodon ferocior, and
comparisons with other sphenacodontines.
Hook, R. W., and N. Hotton. 1991. A new sphenacodontid pelycosaur
(Synapsida) from the Wichita Group, Lower Permian of north-central
Week
10 (Eupleycosauria – Sphenacodontoidea – Ctenospondylus,
, Dimetrodon, Secodontosaurus):
Review:
Eberth,
D. A. 1985. The skull of Spenacodon ferocior, and
comparisons with other sphenacodontines.
Berman, D. S. 1978, Ctenospondylus
ninevehensis, a new species (Reptilia, Pelycosauria) from the Early
Permian Dunkard Group of
Romer, A.S. and L. I. Price. 1940.
Review of the Pelycosauria. Bulletin of the Geological Society of
Reisz, R. R., D.
Services
to Students with Disabilities
If
you are in need of an accommodation for a disability in order to participate in
this class, please let me know ASAP and also contact Services to Students with
Disabilities at UH-183, (909) 537-5238.
Policy on
Attendance and Recording of Lectures:
All
lectures are the copyrighted property of the instructor. Audio recordings of lectures may be made for
individual use only. They may not be
sold, reproduced, or redistributed in any way.
Although tape recorders may be used as a study aid, they may not be used
in lieu of attendance. Attendance is not
monitored, but it is expected of all students.
Students who miss a class session must acquire the course notes from a
fellow classmate. The instructor’s
lecture materials will not be distributed to individuals in the class.
Office Hours:
Dr.
Sumida’s office hours will be held in room BI-314 on Tuesdays from
E-mailed
questions for CSUSB courses are normally answered within 48 hours. Answers may be to multiple students if more
than one student asks a similar question via e-mail. To facilitate speed of response, please make
some kind of reference to Biology 680 in the subject line.
Web
Resources:
Please note,
web resources for this course are on Dr. Sumida’s wepage, and not on
Blackboard. The class syllabus, updates
on grades, and summaries of lecture activities are available as powerpoint
files and PDF will be available on the course website:
http://www.stuartsumida.com/BIOL680-09/680-09Gateway.htm
As soon as
generated by class participants, PowerPoint files summarizing each week’s
activities will be posted to the course website, as well as PDF files of
journal articles.
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