Paleontology

A science dealing with the life of past geological periods as known from fossil remains.

Resources in this category:

Dino Russ's Lair: The Earthnet Info Server
http://www.dinoruss.com/

Earth sciences information, focusing on paleontology. Includes information on dinosaur art, digs, vertebrate paleontology, and much more.

DinoData
http://www.dinodata.org/

A searchable database of 6,000 pages of scholarly information about dinosaurs, including their names and scientific classification, fossil sites, timelines and maps, names of paleontologists who have described and named dinosaurs, and pictures of dinosaurs and dinosaur bones.

Dinosauria On-Line Dinosaur Omnipedia
http://www.dinosauria.com/dml/dml.htm

"The Dinosauria On-Line Dinosaur Omnipedia is maintained by Dinosauria On-Line on behalf of the Dinosaur Mailing List for use by the list and the public at large." It contains a dictionary of paleontological terms, a translation and pronunciation guide, a writer's guide, an anatomical dictionary, a type dictionary, a genera list, a dinosauria cladogram of the relationships among dinosauria, a list of geological ages, and maps of ancient earth.

The Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum
http://hoopermuseum.earthsci.carleton.ca/lobby.html

"Welcome to the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum. The principle objective of this museum is to provide a state-of-the-art summary of items of geological interest, emphasizing areas currently being studied by our students and research faculty." Visit this site to view a growing collection of natural history exhibits created by Carleton University faculty and students. Current exhibits include fossils, evolution and extinction, archaeology and anthropology, climate change, microorganisms, invertebrates, dinosaurs, mammals, theoretical paleontology and more.

Links for Palaeobotanists
http://www.mineralogie.uni-wuerzburg.de/palbot1.html

"Annotated links to internet resources especially for palaeobotanists." Resources included databases, directories, bibliographies, encyclopedias, indexes, and access to journals. Includes information on universities and funding organizations.

The Paleontology Portal
http://www.paleoportal.org/

Resource for anyone interested in paleontology (the study of life during prehistoric times, often based on the study of fossils) at any level, from K-12 study to professionals in the field, including information on careers, a "fossil gallery," and links to interactive maps and searchable databases.

Paleontology Without Walls
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibit/exhibits.html

"Many people think paleontology is the study of fossils. In fact, paleontology is much more. Paleontology incorporates many different kinds of data from different fields. We provide three different areas to start your exploration of paleontology."

University of California Museum of Paleontology
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/

Look at extensive on-line exhibits and educational units that illustrate the history of life on Earth. An on-line catalog provides access to the Museum's enormous collections, the 4th largest in America. Also, see the kinds of research facilities a paleontologist uses.

University of California Museum of Paleontology
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/index.php

View the University of California Museum of Paleontology's online exhibits "about the history of life on Earth."

Yahoo! News Full Coverage: Dinosaur & Fossil Discoveries
http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=science&cat=dinos...

Features current news stories related to dinosaurs & fossils. Also links to news sources, opinions & editorials, magazine articles, video sources, and related Web sites.