Course description:
In this course the students will learn the basic tenets of
evolution, including adaptation and natural selection. Discussions
will also touch on the roles of fossils in reconstructing the
phylogeny of life on Earth, particularly the evolution of such
major groups as fishes, dinosaurs, birds and mammals. These tenets
will then be used to discuss the evolution of life in the Chesapeake
region. Trips will be planned to visit local fossil beds and the
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.