"Osteology: Fun with Roadkill" is a course offered through the Wesleyan Academy for Lifelong Learning at Wesleyan College. The course meets Friday afternoons in October, 2013. The instructor for the course is Dr. Barry Rhoades of the Wesleyan College Biology Department.
This course will cover both the theoretical basis of comparative vertebrate
osteology and the practical aspects of skeletal preparation and mounting, using
the diverse
Wesleyan Osteology
Collection. During the course we will articulate and mount the
skeleton of a
Sunda flying lemur
for inclusion in the collection.
October 4: introduction to osteology
choosing a specimen pose
homework: chimera/cryptozootic choice and pose
October 11: vertebrate phylogeny and taxonomy
specimen stand and axial skeleton
homework: chimera/cryptozoid taxonomy
October 18: comparative osteology
specimen appendicular skeleton and skull
homework: chimera/cryptozootic materials list
October 25: practical osteological preparation
specimen final assembly