QUATERNARY PALYNOLOGY AND PLANT MACROFOSSILS
GEOS/ANTH 481/581
SPRING, 2004, Tu Th 8-9:15, BIO W 208

581. Quaternary Palynology and Plant Macrofossils (2-4) II Theory and techniques of identification and interpretation of pollen, spores, seeds, leaves, and wood of plants from sediment of lakes, marshes, caves, and archeological sites. P, Ecol. 472. (Identical with Anth. 581). Tu Th 9:30-10:45 Gould-Simpson 203, 302. Owen K. Davis 621-7953, -6024.
DATE TOPIC READING  INTERNET MATERIAL
Jan 15 Introduction to Palynology Kapp p. 1-6, 25-32;
Tidwell p. 64-86		  INTRODUCTION
Jan 20 22 Pollen Classes Kapp p. 10-11, 33-40;
Tidwell p. 97-174		  CLASSES     Lab
Jan 27 29 Pollen Sculpture Kapp p. 12-15  SCULPTURE     Lab
Feb 3 5 Pollen Structure Kapp p. 7-12  STRUCTURE     Lab
Feb 10 12 Surface Samples Davis, 1995  INTERPRETATION 1     Lab
Feb 17 19 Production & Dispersal Kapp p. 20-24  INTERPRETATION 2    Lab
Feb 24 26 Pollen Diagrams Kapp p. 15-19  PRESERVATION   Lab Fossil
Mar 2 4 Diagram Presentations     EXTRACTION   Lab Fossil
Mar 9 11 Tilia Exercise  Bennett Missouri  Tilia Exercise Contd.
Mar 16 18 (** Spring Vacation **)    CONISS & ANALOG Exercises
Mar 23 25  Plant Walk Intro.    Pollen Walk
Mar 30 A 1 Macrofossils Tidwell p. 102-127  Drawings   Photos
Apr 6 8 Conifer Needles Tidwell plates 10-14, 30-32  External  Internal Anatomy
Apr 13 15 Conifer Cones Tidwell p. 110-117 plate 10  Female Cones   Male Cones
Apr 20 22 Seeds and Fruits Tidwell p. 166, 253-255  Seeds & Fruits
Apr 27 29 Wood Morphology Tidwell p. 175-184, 201-249  Wood Anatomy
May 4 Wood Morphology Tidwell plates 36-38, 44-58  Wood Anatomy
TEXTS
  • Kapp, R.O., Davis, O.K., and King, J.E. 2000. Ronald O. Kapp's Pollen and Spores, Second Edition. American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists, Dallas, Texas. 279 p.
  • Tidwell, W.D. 1998. Common fossil plants of western North America, Second Edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. 299 p.

    FIELD TRIP:
    Rather than a trip up Mount Lemmon, I suggest class participation in a "Pollen Walk" around the UofAz campus. The "hand-in" for the field trip would be text and pollen or macrofossil illustrations for the plants illustrated in the UofAz "Plant Walk" www.ag.arizona.edu/arboretum/pwalk/chartpw.htm. Each data sheet, containing two original photos, one of the plant and one of the pollen or seed, would become a web-page in the "pollen walk" and would link to the corresponding page of the "plant walk." We would gather on a weekend, or for an afternoon, and travel the plant walk and take pictures. [example]

    GRADES: (Attendance Required)
    • 2 UNITS: attend all classes & quizzes, drawings, samples 2, field trip 2 (300 pts. total).
    • 3 UNITS: attend all classes & quizzes, drawings, samples 4, field trip 3 (400 pts. total).
    • 4 UNITS: attend all classes & quizzes, drawings, samples 6, field trip 4 (500 pts. total).
      Quizzes (120 points)
        pollen 60 points (best 6/7 10 pt qz)
        macros 60 points (best 6/7 10 pt qz)
      Drawings (80 points)
        pollen 4 units (6 drawings each)
        macros 4 units (6 drawings each)
      Pollen samples (100 points)
        count 4 samples - 100 grains upland pollen, tabulate data
        2 credits 2 samples (50 pts), 4 credits 6 samples (150 pts)
      Field trip (100 points) A: >= 90% , B: = 89-80% , C: = 79-70%
    CHEATING
    DON'T DO IT!!! Cheating is any attempt to represent someone else's work (on exams, quizzes, extra credit reports) as your own. Cheating can result in a failing grade for this course and may result in your expulsion from the University — refer to The Code of Academic Conduct (http://w3.arizona.edu/~studpubs/handbook/policyframe.html). We work on an honors system. If you observe cheating during an exam or quiz, please discreetly inform the instructor by a written message. Your report will be held strictly confidential.


    • OWEN K. DAVIS, Professor, Geosciences
    Office: Gould Simpson 344, Ph 621-7953, palynolo@geo.arizona.edu
    Office Hrs: MW 1-2:00 GS 344, F 1-2:00 ILC