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About the Course

Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology is a 12-lesson course teaching a comprehensive overview of non-avian dinosaurs. Topics covered: anatomy, eating, locomotion, growth, environmental and behavioral adaptations, origins and extinction. Lessons are delivered from museums, fossil-preparation labs and dig sites. Estimated workload: 3-5 hrs/week....

Top reviews

JH

Apr 5, 2017

Thank you for this excellent course! I really enjoyed the short videos, the concise notes, and quick quizzes (both at the end of each lesson, as well as the main point quizzes throughout the videos).

PM

Oct 17, 2020

Even as a dinosaur nerd, I still learned a lot. Instructional videos with embedded quizzes were very well constructed. I'm just a bit bummed that I couldn't access the fossil viewer for some reason.

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By Kai A

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Jul 5, 2020

I absolutely loved this course and would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in learning about dinosaurs. I would love to see the University of Alberta offer even more dinosaur courses! I'm excited to take the next theropod course.

By Gerick S

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Apr 9, 2020

Great illustrations throughout the course and support material like the fossil viewer. Videos were very well presented and the readings have tons of interesting supplementary material. This was a very fun course and I can't wait to do more.

By Cynthia P

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Aug 20, 2018

Really enjoyable course - I took this solely to satisfy my personal interest and to learn more about dinosaurs. It was my first Coursera course and first online course and really a very satisfying introduction. Thank you for offering it.

By Ned F

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Feb 28, 2022

Very interesting. Appreciated the broad scope, and the weaving in of information on geology, biology, plate techtonics, evolution, extinction issues and climate change. Learned a lot. Presented in an easy-to-understand format. Thank you!

By Aanvita S

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Nov 9, 2022

Dino 101 is an excellent course for any dinosaur lover. The course is very informative and easy to follow and the instructors are amazingly good and make learning super fun and interesting. I would highly recommend taking this course.

By Ann J

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Jan 12, 2022

I loved this course! I learned so much and using this basis will continue to learn about dinosaurs on my own. I can't believe this wonderful course is available to the general public gratis. Jump in and learn about dinos from the best!

By Shaibo C

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Jun 28, 2021

This was tremendous course so far . There are so many things to learn . My cordial gratitude towards the instructors for making this course enjoyable and interesting . It will give u a ride of the dino history and their evolution .

By David B

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Aug 13, 2017

I enjoyed Dinosaur 101. It was informative, well organized, well presented, and done at the right level of difficulty for someone with little knowledge of the subject. I enjoyed Betsy's quizzes and her explanations after each quiz.

By Anne D

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Jun 29, 2017

Very well presented course full of interesting material. The test questions within the videos were great as well, and we enjoyed the dino bone puzzles and the fossil viewer a lot, too.

Kept the attention even of younger students.

By M S M

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Oct 23, 2020

a very complete and great course with so many informations provided to better understand the nature of dinosaurs, how they came to dominance, and how they went extinct from the face of the earth. a really good and enjoyable course

By Riccardo Z

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Jan 13, 2022

I'm not an expert and I'm going to apologise now for my bad english I can only say that from an italian 14 year old passionate about palontoly I loved this course so much. I thank the people who made it easy to access and fun.

By Guy L

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Sep 14, 2020

This course was really interesting and informational. I've heard about and have been interested in dinosaurs for decades, but this course still managed to teach me quite a lot! Thank you for this fun and educational opportunity!

By Hiba S

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Jun 5, 2020

It was truly one of the most interesting and charming courses I've ever had, really now word can describe how grateful i am for this course and for everyone who contributed to the preparation of the course materials. Good luck !

By rodrigo a d m

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Jul 12, 2020

Muy buen curso, donde otorgan toda la información para conocer a los fascinantes dinosaurios. Realmente hacen simple el conocimiento científico recopilado y teorizado. Reconocidos especialistas ayudan bastante con esta ciencia.

By Blarfnarg D o W

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Oct 8, 2021

DINOSAURS! I have learnt a lot about paleontology through this course and I have thoroughly enjoyed it and am sad to have finished it, but you acncan be sure I will certainly be revisiting this course multiple times in future!

By Adri J J J

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May 27, 2020

Really a wonderful course. I belong to a computer science background but interested in biology. I was separated from biology for long years. I was really interested in knowing about dinosaurs and this course gave an insight..

By JOHN P B

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May 25, 2020

Very informative course! I have learned a lot about dinosaurs and it also corrected my previously known concepts. This is a good try course and best way of spending time during home quarantine. Thank you for this free course!

By Debyan N

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Aug 13, 2020

One of the best courses ever I had. Truly speaking, the organizers truly explained every concept in a lucid and descriptive way. This course has opened up my interests in evolutionary sciences. Thank you team Dino very much.

By Sarah H

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May 10, 2020

Fascinating and informative course taught by real experts. I loved every minute of this course and adding more dinosaur knowledge to my brain has made me love them all the more. Thank you for providing this amazing resource!

By jessii p

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Apr 18, 2020

Very interesting course, Well paced, the instructors were great, spoke in a way anyone can understand. Learned alot and now when I go to the local Natural History museums, I understand the fossils I'm looking at alot more.

By Francisco J S A

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Jan 30, 2019

I am paleobiologist specialized on early birds, and this course has considerably increased my acknowledge about non-avian dinosaurs . Thanks to Phillip Currie, Betsy Kruk and all the team for this really interesting course.

By Aileen K

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Sep 22, 2023

Many many interesting, scientific but easy to understand contents about dinosaurs and their environment, biology, geology, etc ! Thank you so much for giving us the oppotunity to study this topic in easy language for free!

By Lonaya W

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May 14, 2020

I really enjoyed this course. I learned so much for you guys. I've loved dinosaurs since i was really little and now with what i have learned, i can pass that on to my daughter as she gets older. Thank you for everything.

By James K

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Jan 10, 2018

If applied math is physics and chemistry is applied physics. This course is probably "applied biology". If you like dinosaurs but don't really like biology, you'll learn it in a practical and engaging way with this course.

By Erick R M

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Jan 25, 2022

Me agrado mucho la dinamica de preguntas y respuestas. Las explicaciones de los profesores son excelentes. En conclusion: un gran curso para conocer los conceptos basicos sobre la vida en la tierra hace millones de años.