 About UCMP People Blog Online Exhibits Public programs
Education Collections Research About UCMP : History of UCMP :
UCMP archival collections  A paleontology exam from 1901  This
exam was administered by Dr. John C. Merriam to an undergraduate
class in paleontology in December 1901. As you can see,
paleontological education has changed somewhat over the past
century, and the answers to the questions Merriam posed to his
students have altered and expanded, in some cases radically.
Paleo exam from 1901  A transcription of the exam:    1. Give a
short account of the growth of the science of palaeontology up
to the time of Darwin.   2. In what kinds of rock do fossils
occur? How have these rocks been formed? How did the fossil
remains become embedded in them?   3. Explain the uses of
fossils in palaeontological correlation.   4. What is natural
classification of organisms? Why is palaeontology of importance
in working out a satisfactory scheme?   5. Judging from the
history of the mammals of South America, wha