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Mid-Devonian Fossils — A Trip to Elma, New York

Learning Objectives

  • The learner will be able to explain the geologic time scale and how it was elucidated.
  • The learner will be able to describe the evolution of life in the context of the geologic and fossil records.
  • The learner will be able to explain the evidences for evolution including fossils.
  • The learner will able to explain previous extinction rates and the conditions that may have caused those extinctions.
  • The learner will be able to explain how conditions on earth are currently changing and based on their knowledge of the above be able to hypothesize about current and future extinctions.