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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.

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.

• 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.

Museums - 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.