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

Based on a page created by Duane Anderson