Origins - Formation of the Universe, Solar System, Earth and Life

1 Assignment

• Quiz 2

6 Videos

• 2.1 The early Earth and origin of life - Uniformitarianism and the Basics of How the Earth Works - Emily Pope
• 2.2 The early Earth and origin of life - Geologic Time and the Origin of Earth - Emily Pope
• 2.3 The early Earth and origin of life - Finding Evidence for the Origin of Life - Emily Pope
• 2.4 The early Earth and origin of life - How to Make Life (or at Least a Best Guess) - Emily Pope
• 2.5 The early Earth and origin of life - Geology of the Precambrian: The Mantle and Crust - Emily Pope
• 2.6 The early Earth and origin of life - Geology of the Precambrian: The Hydrosphere and Atmosphere - Emily Pope

1 Readings

• Recommended resources – Module 2

1 Assignment

• Quiz 3

8 Videos

• 3.1 Origin of the microbial world: Part 1 - Jan Audun Rasmussen
• 3.2 Origin of the microbial world: Part 2 - Jan Audun Rasmussen
• 3.3 Origin of the microbial world: Part 3 - Jan Audun Rasmussen
• 3.4 Origin of the microbial world: Part 4 - Jan Audun Rasmussen
• 3.5 Origin of the Metazoans and evolution of life at small scale - Danny Eibye-Jacobsen
• 3.6 The Cambrian Explosion and exceptional preservation: Part 1 - Danny Eibye-Jacobsen
• 3.7 The Cambrian Explosion and exceptional preservation: Part 2 - Danny Eibye-Jacobsen
• 3.8 The Cambrian Explosion and exceptional preservation: Part 3 - Danny Eibye-Jacobsen

1 Readings

• Recommended resources – Module 3

1 Assignment

• Quiz 4

7 Videos

• 4.1 Transition from microbial to macrobial life: Snowball Earth and the Ediacara Biota - Part 1 - Svend Stouge
• 4.2 Transition from microbial to macrobial life: Snowball Earth and the Ediacara Biota - Part 2 - Svend Stouge
• 4.3 Eukaryotic Evolution and the Phylogeny of All Life - The Transition from the Prokaryotic to the Eukaryotic Cell and the Endosymbiont Theory - Martin V. Sørensen
• 4.4 Eukaryotic Evolution and the Phylogeny of All Life - The Eukaryotic Tree of Life and the Six Super Kingdoms: Archaeplastida - Martin V. Sørensen
• 4.5 Eukaryotic Evolution and the Phylogeny of All Life - The Six Super Kingdoms: Excavata and Rhizaria - Martin V. Sørensen
• 4.6 Eukaryotic Evolution and the Phylogeny of All Life - The Six Super Kingdoms: Chromalveolata - Martin V. Sørensen
• 4.7 Eukaryotic Evolution and the Phylogeny of All Life - The Six Super Kingdoms: Amoebozoa and Opisthokonta - Martin V. Sørensen

1 Readings

• Recommended resources – Module 4

1 Assignment

• Quiz 5

5 Videos

• 5.1 Ancient biodiversity: Origin of the Cambrian Evolutionary Fauna - Arne Thorshøj Nielsen
• 5.2 Ancient biodiversity: Origin of the Palaeozoic Evolutionary Fauna - Arne Thorshøj Nielsen
• 5.3 Ancient biodiversity: Origin of the Modern Evolutionary Fauna - Part 1 - Jan Audun Rasmussen
• 5.4 Ancient biodiversity: Origin of the Modern Evolutionary Fauna: Part 2 - Jan Audun Rasmussen
• 5.5 Ancient biodiversity: Origin of predation and the Mesozoic Arms Race - Jan Audun Rasmussen

1 Readings

• Recommended resources – Module 5

1 Assignment

• Quiz 6

3 Videos

• 6.1 Oxygenation and Animals: The O2 Cycle on Earth - Tais Wittchen Dahl
• 6.2 Oxygenation and Animals: Evidence for O2 levels on Early Earth - Tais Wittchen Dahl
• 6.3 Oxygenation and Animals: Feedbacks between life and O2 - Tais Wittchen Dahl

1 Readings

• Recommended resources – Module 6

1 Assignment

• Quiz 7

6 Videos

• 7.1 Origins and early development of plants: Evolution of plants - Vivi Vajda
• 7.2 Origin and early development of plants: Ferns - Vivi Vajda
• 7.3 Origin and early development of plants: Conifers - Vivi Vajda
• 7.4 The origin and diversification of flowering plants: The Origin - Gitte Petersen
• 7.5 The origin and diversification of flowering plants: Diversification of Flowering Plants - Gitte Petersen
• 7.6 The origin and diversification of flowering plants: The Impact of Flowering Plants on Earth - Gitte Petersen

1 Readings

• Recommended resources – Module 7

1 Assignment

• Quiz 8

4 Videos

• 8.1 The evolution of insects and their role in terrestrial ecosystems: Paleozoic insects - Lars Bjørn Vilhelmsen
• 8.2 The evolution of insects and their role in terrestrial ecosystems: Paleozoic winged insect - Lars Bjørn Vilhelmsen
• 8.3 The evolution of insects and their role in terrestrial ecosystems: The Rise of the Holometabolan Insects - Lars Bjørn Vilhelmsen
• 8.4 The evolution of insects and their role in terrestrial ecosystems: Insects and Flowering Plants - Lars Bjørn Vilhelmsen

1 Readings

• Recommended resources – Module 8

1 Assignment

• Quiz 9

8 Videos

• 9.1 Origin of the dinosaurs and birds: When Life Went Ashore – Jesper Milán
• 9.2 Origin of the dinosaurs and birds: Mammals versus Dinosaurs - Gilles Cuny
• 9.3 Origin of the dinosaurs and birds: The end-Triassic Mass Extinction - Gilles Cuny
• 9.4 Origin of the dinosaurs and birds: Birds are Dinosaurs - Gilles Cuny
• 9.5 Mass Extinction Events and Their Causes Part 1 - Bent Lindow
• 9.6 Mass Extinction Events and Their Causes Part 2 - Bent Lindow
• 9.7 Mass Extinction Events and Their Causes Part 3 - Bent Lindow
• 9.8 Mass Extinction Events and Their Causes: The Cretaceous-Tertiary Mass Extinction Part 4 - Bent Lindow

1 Readings

• Recommended resources – Module 9

1 Assignment

• Quiz 10

9 Videos

• 10.1 Origin of Recent climate change: Earth today and yesterday - Michael Houmark-Nielsen
• 10.2 Origin of Recent climate change: The changing face of the Earth - Michael Houmark-Nielsen
• 10.3 Origin of Recent climate change: The green house world around the North Atlantic - Michael Houmark-Nielsen
• 10.4 Origin of Recent climate change: Drifting towards the ice house - Michael Houmark-Nielsen
• 10.5 Origin of Recent climate change: On the door step of the ice house - Michael Houmark-Nielsen
• 10.6 Origin of Recent climate change: The ice house world of the Pleistocene - Michael Houmark-Nielsen
• 10.7 The Molecular Clock: Discovery of the Molecular Clock Part 1 - Ole Seberg
• 10.8 The Molecular Clock: Phylogeny and Molecular Data Part 2 - Ole Seberg
• 10.9 The Molecular Clock: Explanations Part 3 - Ole Seberg

1 Readings

• Recommended resources – Module 10

1 Assignment

• Quiz 11

6 Videos

• 11.1 Primate Systematics: Primates, Origins and Evolution Part 1 - Bent Lindow
• 11.2 Primate Systematics: Primates, Origins and Evolution Part 2 - Bent Lindow
• 11.3 Primate Systematics: Human Evolution Assignment Part 3 - Bent Lindow
• 11.4 Human Origins and Evolution: The Global Dispersal of Anatomically Modern Humans - Tom Gilbert
• 11.5 Human Origins and Evolution: Leaving Africa - Tom Gilbert
• 11.6 Human Origins and Evolution: Multiple dispersals from Africa - Tom Gilbert

1 Readings

• Recommended resources – Module 11

1 Assignment

• Quiz 12

8 Videos

• 12.1 Modern diversity: Part 1 - Jon Fjeldså
• 12.2 Modern diversity: Part 2 - Jon Fjeldså
• 12.3 Modern diversity: Part 3 - Jon Fjeldså
• 12.4 Modern diversity: Part 4 - Jon Fjeldså
• 12.5 Modern diversity: Part 5 - Jon Fjeldså
• 12.6 Modern diversity: Part 6 - Jon Fjeldså
• 12.7 Modern diversity: Part 7 - Jon Fjeldså
• 12.8 Modern diversity: Part 8 - Jon Fjeldså

1 Readings

• Recommended resources – Module 12