Introduction to paleontology and natural history for nonscience majors. Explore basic geological processes, fossilization, and the fossil record. Examine the evolution and diversification of mammals, interactions between physical and biological processes, and the impact of climate change and human activities on mammalian communities. Focus on the mammalian skeleton, common Texas mammals, and geobiological processes that shaped mammalian evolution and diversification. Three lecture hours and one and one-half laboratory hours a week for one semester.