Emma C. Rainforth

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Professor of Environmental Science / Geology

Year Joined RCNJ: 2003

Contact Information

Phone: (201) 684-7209
Email: erainfor@ramapo.edu
Office: G-415
Personal Website

Education:

B.A., M.A., University of Oxford, U.K.
M.S., University of Colorado at Boulder
M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University

Courses Offered:

Introduction To Geology (GEOL 101)
Fundamentals of Earth Science – lecture & lab (GEOL 106)
Paleontology, Paleoecology and Paleoenvironments – lecture & lab (GEOL/BIOL 328)
Geology of New Jersey (GEOL 327)
Environmental Geology – lecture (GEOL 333)
Natural Hazards (GEOL 210)

Research Interests:

Taxonomy (classification) and nomenclature of fossil footprints from the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic (~220-190 million years ago)
Paleoclimate, biostratigraphy and biogeography of the Newark Supergroup (eastern North America, ~220-190 million years ago)

More about Emma C. Rainforth

Emma Rainforth – Dr. Emma C. Rainforth has degrees in Geology from the University of Oxford, University of Colorado (Boulder) and Columbia University. Her primary research is in the field of vertebrate paleontology.

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