Paleobiology Courses and Certifications

Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology

156 reviews

Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology is a 12-lesson course teaching a comprehensive overview of non-avian dinosaurs.

• Coursera
• 15 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Matthew E. Clapham;  UC Santa Cruz

Earth 101 - Invertebrate Paleobiology

Explore invertebrate paleobiology with Matthew E. Clapham's 3-4 hour material, covering topics from taphonomy to functional morphology. Offered by UC Santa Cruz.

• YouTube
• 3 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology

Paleobiology of Eocene Kimberlites from the Slave Province

Explore the paleobiology of Eocene Kimberlites with the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology. Learn about Kimberlite systems, microdiamonds, and molecular phylogenetics in 1-2 hours.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Extinctions: Past and Present

235 reviews

Discover the diversity of life on earth, the impacts of five past mass extinctions and the prospect of a sixth extinction today.

• FutureLearn
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Collapse of Ecosystems

Explore the collapse of ecosystems with Doug Erwin from Santa Fe Institute. Learn about mass extinctions, paleobiology, and ecological networks in under an hour.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Seds Online

Toasty Coasts in High-CO2 Worlds - Marine Mollusks as Paleo-Weathermen?

Explore climate reconstructions and the impact of extreme weather on coastal ecosystems with Seds Online. Learn from marine mollusks and their role as environmental archives. Less than 1-hour workload.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

AGU

Dissecting Jurassic Park's Dinos

Join AGU's 1-2 hour webinar with paleontologist Ryan Haupt, dissecting the scientific accuracy of dinosaurs in Jurassic Park.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course