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Darwinius
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Welcome to the Darwinius Project; A Teacher Collaboration on WikiEducator
Biologists openly sharing content, practices, and developing resources based loosely on the recently-described early primate fossil Darwinius masillae. Join this collaboration and make a difference!
Concept
Franzen et al's (2009) paper describing a very early and important primate fossil embodies the excitement inherent in discovery biology. The paper utilizes enough breath of technique to be of interest to biologists at many levels. The paper and all of it's supporting materials are accessible online.
The site uses a CC-BY license which effectively empowers educators to take ownership of their teaching :-) and reconfigure and remix the resources in innovate ways. Sharing knowledge and resources is what education is all about! - Wayne Macintosh
I propose developing teaching materials aimed at a general biology college audience. Others may choose to develop materials at other levels also.
Citations
Franzen JL, Gingerich PD, Habersetzer J, Hurum JH, von Koenigswald W, et al. (2009) Complete Primate Skeleton from the Middle Eocene of Messel in Germany: Morphology and Paleobiology. PLoS ONE 4(5): e5723. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005723
