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Internet Resources in Paleontology

General Paleontology Sites and Meta Sites
General Sites
*  Databases for Paleontology: links to free web databases from the Paleontological Society.
*  Glossary of Terms: defines words used in paleontology (USGS).
*  Paleontology and Fossils Resources: links to a number of web sites on these topics.
*  Paleontology at the U.S. Geological Survey: includes general information on paleontology and the work of the USGS.
*  Polyglot Paleontologist: English translations of non-English paleontological papers.
Meta Sites
*  Google: Paleontology: links to a number of sites listed by topic.
*  PaleoNet: system of listservers, www pages and FTP sites for paleontologists.
*  Yahoo!: Paleontology: links to a number of sites listed by topic.
Subject-Specific Paleontology Sites
Dinosaurs
*  Blast from the Past: theories about mass extinction of dinosaurs (Smithsonian).
*  Dino Russ's Lair: links to a variety of sites on dinosaurs (Univ. of Illinois).
*  Dinobase: general information about dinosaurs (Bristol University).
*  Dino Directory: lists dinosaurs by name, time period, country and body shape.
*  Dinosaur Eggs Hunt: takes you behind the scenes of "The Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt" (National Geographic Magazine).
*  Dinosaur Genera: lists genera for over 1,000 types of dinosaurs.
*  Dinosauria On-Line: contains a dinosaur omnipedia, a discovery journal, and links to other dinosaur sites.
*  Dinosaurs and Fossils: "encyberpedia" with links to a number of sites on dinosaurs.
*  Google: Dinosaurs: links to a number of sites on dinosaurs.
*  Prehistoric Life: basic information on different periods and species; includes interactive features (BBC).
*  Yahoo!: Dinosaurs: links to a number of sites on dinosaurs.
Paleobotany
*  Google: Paleobotany: links to a number of sites on fossil plants.
*  Links for Palaeobotanists: links to a number of sites on paleobotany.
*  Paleobotanical Collection: searchable catalog of paleobotany from Univ. of Alberta.
*  Paleobotany: information about collections at the Yale Peabody Museum including access to the paleobotany catalog.
*  Paleobotany Links: from the Paleobotany Section of the Botanical Society of America.
*  Paleobotany Links: from the International Organisation of Palaeobotany.
*  Review and Atlas of Palaeovegetation: Preliminary land ecosystem maps of the world since the Last Glacial Maximum.
*  Virtual Paleobotany: virtual lab from UC Berkeley.
*  Yahoo!: Paleobotany: links to a number of sites on fossil plants.
Other Specialities
*  Google: Paleogeography and Paleoclimatology: links to a number of sites listed on paleogeography and paleoclimatology.
*  WWW Virtual Library: Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography: links to a number of sites on paleoclimatology and paleoceanography.
*  Yahoo!: Paleoecology: links to a number of sites listed on paleoecology.
Organizations
*  American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists: provides information about the association.
*  International Organisation of Palaeobotany: includes a plant fossil record database.
*  Micropaleontological Reference Centers: microfossil groups from the Deep Sea Drilling Project and the Ocean Drilling Program.
*  NOAA Paleoclimatology Program: contains information about paleoclimatology at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
*  Palaeontological Association: (U.K.) information about the association and paleontology.
*  Paleontological Research Institution: information about the institution and about paleontology in general (Ithaca, New York).
*  Paleontological Society: includes information about the society and links to paleontology sites.
*  Society of Vertebrate Paleontology: organization for professional vertebrate paleontology.
*  Vertebrate Paleontology Lab: (University of Texas) contains a 3D model of a cynodont (MPEG movie) and an "Ask the Expert" section.
Museums
California
*  Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: local natural history museum.
*  Page Museum: La Brea Tar Pits: an excellent site for learning more about the La Brea fossils.
*  UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology: contains catalogs and many links to other sites, and a virtual tour of the museum.
Elsewhere
*  Paleontology Museums links from the Paleontological Society.
*  Field Museum: online exhibits include "Life Over Time" and Sue the T-Rex.
*  Illinois State Museum: maintains a database of late Quaternary mammal species in the U.S.
*  National Museum of Natural History's Paleobiology Website: the department at the Smithsonian concerned with paleontology.
*  Paleontological Research Institution: includes information about digs and the museum.
*  Royal Terrell Museum: offers a virtual tour (Alberta, Canada).
*  Vertebrate Paleontology: Florida Museum of Natural History. Includes issues of Pony Express, the fossil horse newsletter.
Other Geology Guides (UCSB Library)
*  Research in Geology
*  Geology Library Research Guide
*  Internet Resources in Geology
*  Earthquakes and Volcanoes Library Research Guide
*  See also: Information Resources for Biology
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