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

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Dino Russ's Lair: The Earthnet Info Server

http://128.174.172.76:/isgsroot/dinos/dinos_home.html

Earth sciences information, focusing on paleontology. Includes information on dinosaur digs and vertibrate paleontology.

Author: Russ Jacobson (jacobson@geoserv.isgs.uiuc.edu)

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Paleontology

Keywords: Dinosaurs

DinoData

http://www.dinodata.net/

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. There is also a database of dinosaur-related references (articles and books). Paleozoica, an amateur paleontological magazine, is available here in PDF format.

Author: Fred Bervoets

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Paleontology

Keywords: Dinosaurs; Dinosaur Eggs; Holo Types; Mesozoic

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.

Author: Dinosauria On-Line

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Paleontology

Keywords: dictionary; dinosaurs

The Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum (HVNHM)

http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/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.

Author: Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University (tpatters@ccs.carleton.ca)

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Earth Sciences

Science & Technology--Life Sciences

Science & Technology--Paleontology

Keywords: Evolution; Fossils; Dinosaurs; Invertebrates; Archaeology; Museum

Links for Palaeobotanists

http://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/mineralogie/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.

Author: Klaus-Peter Kelber (k-p.kelber@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de)

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

Science & Technology--Paleontology

Keywords: Paleobotany; Upper Triassic; Triassic; Fossil plants

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."

Author: W. Brian Simison (webmaster@ucmp1.berkeley.edu)

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Paleontology

Keywords: Museum; Exhibit

Plant Fossil Record

http://ibs.uel.ac.uk/ibs/palaeo/pfr2/pfr.htm

A database of thousands of extinct plants as well as modern plant genera which have fossil species. Three separate links provide access to 1) the Green Book for finding species names of fossilized plants, 2) Descriptions for retrieving information about a particular species fossil, and 3) Occurrences for determining where fossils have been discovered and by whom.

Author: International Organisation of Palaeobotany

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

Science & Technology--Paleontology

Keywords: Palaeobotany; Fossils

Thunder Lizards: From Science to Fiction

http://www.thunderlizards.com/

Contains various articles about all sorts of dinosaurs, including pictures (e.g. warm-blooded vs. cold-blooded). The history of dinosaurs will be coming soon on film.

Author:

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Paleontology

Keywords: Dinosaur

University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP)

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/

This site provides 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, which are ranked 4th in America in size. Also, see the kinds of research facilities a paleontologist uses.

Author: W. Brian Simison (webmaster@ucmp1.berkeley.edu)

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Paleontology

Keywords: paleontology; dinosaurs; fossils; museum; geology; evolution

Yahoo! News Full Coverage: Dinosaur & Fossil Discoveries

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Science/Dinosaur_and_Fossil_Discoveries/

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

Author: Yahoo! News (full_coverage@yahoo-inc.com)

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Paleontology

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