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The Cretaceous-tertiary Extinction Bolide The Cretaceous-tertiary Extinction Bolide
The Cretaceous-tertiary Extinction Bolide- Article from Science Frontiers Online arguing that the discovery of a worldwide iridium-rich layer is supporting evidence for the collision of an asteroid or comet with the eart ...
Palaeoentomology in Russia Palaeoentomology in Russia
Palaeoentomology in Russia- Information about the history and the current state of palaeoentomology in Russia. Provides information about the staff and collections of the Arthropods Laboratory, Moscow. Site in both Russi ...
Kronosaurus Korner Kronosaurus Korner
Kronosaurus Korner- Australian Museum displaying local fossils from the Cretaceous Inland Sea that covered a large section of Queensland 120 million years ago. ...
Did the Wood Roach or Prototermite Cause the Permian-Triassic Coal Hiatus? Did the Wood Roach or Prototermite Cause the Permian-Triassic Coal Hiatus?
Did the Wood Roach or Prototermite Cause the Permian-Triassic Coal Hiatus?- Hypothesis that the symbiosis of the wood roach with a cellulose digesting protozoa caused the early Triassic coal hiatus. ...
The Dead Bug in Amber Club The Dead Bug in Amber Club
The Dead Bug in Amber Club- For the lover of amber and the dead creatures encased in a golden tomb. ...
Fossil Diptera Catalog Fossil Diptera Catalog
Fossil Diptera Catalog- Online version of a book outlining the paleontology of 3,100 species of fossil flies throughout the world. ...
Insect Fossils Classification and Hexapoda Insect Fossils Classification and Hexapoda
Insect Fossils Classification and Hexapoda- The preservation of insects in sedimentary rocks is relatively rare. This article discusses the evolution of insects and provides photographs of some fossilized hexapod remains ...
University of Edinburgh: Quaternary Entomology Laboratory University of Edinburgh: Quaternary Entomology Laboratory
University of Edinburgh: Quaternary Entomology Laboratory- A lab specializing in the analysis and application of Pleistocene and Holocene insect remains for paleoenvironmental analyses. ...
Class Ostracoda Class Ostracoda
Class Ostracoda- Information on these small shrimps which form part of the marine plankton and are frequently found as fossils, with photographs of a number of these from the Gault Clay, UK. ...
Trilobites Trilobites
Trilobites- Photos of trilobites from around the world, as well as a searchable database of over 280 specimens. ...
Introduction to the Trilobita Introduction to the Trilobita
Introduction to the Trilobita- UCMP Berkeley introduction to the trilobite fossil record, ecology, systematics and morphology. ...
Trilobites - Utah Geological Survey Trilobites - Utah Geological Survey
Trilobites - Utah Geological Survey- Trilobites and the Cambrian Environment of Utah, an essay by Rebecca L. Hylland. ...
Per Hansson's Trilobite Gallery Per Hansson's Trilobite Gallery
Per Hansson's Trilobite Gallery- Swedish trilobites. ...
Virtual Wonders: Trilobites Virtual Wonders: Trilobites
Virtual Wonders: Trilobites- The Natural History Museum's online exhibit of several well-preserved trilobite taxa discovered in 2003 in Morocco. ...
Fossil Groups: Trilobites Fossil Groups: Trilobites
Fossil Groups: Trilobites- Provides a description of these extinct arthropods, information on the major groups, and the fossil record they left during their 350 million years on Earth. ...
Lecanocrinus in the Czech Republic Lecanocrinus in the Czech Republic
Lecanocrinus in the Czech Republic- Detailed description, with references, of this Devonian crinoid. ...
Taxocrinus in the Czech Republic Taxocrinus in the Czech Republic
Taxocrinus in the Czech Republic- Detailed description of this Devonian crinoid, found in 1971 by P. Lukes, the stratigraphical position of which is uncertain because of lack of conodonts. ...
Centro de Estudios de Almejas Muertas Centro de Estudios de Almejas Muertas
Centro de Estudios de Almejas Muertas- CEAM (translation: Center for the Study of Dead Clams) is a paleontology research group in the Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona. ...
Gault Bivalvia Gault Bivalvia
Gault Bivalvia- Provides photographs and information on the wide range of bivalve fossils found in the lower cretaceous Albian in Kent, UK. ...
Bivalves Bivalves
Bivalves- Provides information on the fossilisation process in bivalves with photographs of a number of specimens from the London clay of the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK. ...
Charles Newsom: Fossils Charles Newsom: Fossils
Charles Newsom: Fossils- Charles specializes in oysters of the genus Pycnodonte and Exogyra and scallops of the genus Chesapecten. ...
Cephalopoda Cephalopoda
Cephalopoda- Provides photographs and information on fossils of the nautiloid cephalopods and the belemnite, Neohibolites found in the Gault Clay in Kent, UK. ...
Cephalopoda Fossil Record Cephalopoda Fossil Record
Cephalopoda Fossil Record- Provides an illustration showing the time ranges and diversities of the three cephalopod subclasses and discusses why some groups survived while the others died out. ...
Fossil Groups: Nautiloidea Fossil Groups: Nautiloidea
Fossil Groups: Nautiloidea- Provides information on the subclass which includes six living species. ...
Belemnites Belemnites
Belemnites- Provides information on this typical genus of the order Belemnoidea, members of which are known from the Jurassic and Cretaceous. ...
Gastropods Gastropods
Gastropods- Information on how gastropods become fossilized and photographs of a number of fossil specimens from the London clay of the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK. ...
Gault Gastropoda Gault Gastropoda
Gault Gastropoda- Provides photographs of typical Gault gastropod species found in the lower cretaceous Albian in Kent, UK. ...
Fossil Muricidae Fossil Muricidae
Fossil Muricidae- Greta Polites provides images and information on her collection of fossil Muricidae from around the world, searchable by subfamily/genus or by country/geology. ...
Fossil Scaphopoda Fossil Scaphopoda
Fossil Scaphopoda- Provides several photographs of fossils of Dentallium species. ...
Scaphopoda Scaphopoda
Scaphopoda- Information on this class of marine molluscs which has both a worldwide distribution and an extensive fossil record. Provides an online reference database. ...
DannyReviews: Stephen Jay Gould DannyReviews: Stephen Jay Gould
DannyReviews: Stephen Jay Gould- Book reviews by Danny Yee. ...
Ordovician Trilobites of Brittany Ordovician Trilobites of Brittany
Ordovician Trilobites of Brittany- Provides information on the sites where trilobite fossils are found, the taxa, collectors, exchange, a bibliography and plenty of photographs. Part of the site is only in French. ...
Stanford Presidential Lectures: Stephen Jay Gould Stanford Presidential Lectures: Stephen Jay Gould
Stanford Presidential Lectures: Stephen Jay Gould- Includes biographical and bibliographical information, excerpts of various writings, reviews of Gould's books, links to off-site interviews with Gould, commentary on Gou ...
The Beauty of Unpredictability The Beauty of Unpredictability
The Beauty of Unpredictability- A short profile of Gould written on the occasion of his lecture at McGill University. ...
Breaking Tradition with Darwin Breaking Tradition with Darwin
Breaking Tradition with Darwin- Biographical essay by science writer James Gleick. Subscription necessary. ...
The Oldest Land Plants The Oldest Land Plants
The Oldest Land Plants- Rhynie Chert. ...
Rhynia gwynnevaughanii Rhynia gwynnevaughanii
Rhynia gwynnevaughanii- Transverse section of a stem. ...
Rhyniophyta Rhyniophyta
Rhyniophyta- Description and diagram of Rhynia, the first known vascular plant for which a complete fossil has been found. ...
National Museums of Kenya National Museums of Kenya
National Museums of Kenya- Paleontology department. Provides information on Kenya’s fossil heritage. ...
Sudwala Dinosaur Park Sudwala Dinosaur Park
Sudwala Dinosaur Park- Dinosaur park in Mpumalanga, South Africa ...
South African Society for Amateur Paleontologists South African Society for Amateur Paleontologists
South African Society for Amateur Paleontologists- SASAP organizes fossil hunting trips, arranges talks, slide shows and seminars, and publishes a magazine, Australopithecus, once a year. ...
National Museum Bloemfontein: Palaeontology National Museum Bloemfontein: Palaeontology
National Museum Bloemfontein: Palaeontology- Permanent exhibitions include early life on earth, a touch-and-feel exhibit for the disabled and a Karoo reptile display. ...
Nakasato vil. Dinosaur Kingdom (Japan) Nakasato vil. Dinosaur Kingdom (Japan)
Nakasato vil. Dinosaur Kingdom (Japan)- Dinosaur paleontology in Nakasato; a small village in Tano County, Gunma, Japan. Site in both Japanese and English ...
Ammonite Ammonite
Ammonite- A rock and mineral shot in France. Site has both English and French versions. ...
Fossils: An Illustrated Database on French Tertiary Fossils Fossils: An Illustrated Database on French Tertiary Fossils
Fossils: An Illustrated Database on French Tertiary Fossils- A scientific collection database of Paleogene (Tertiary) shells, mostly from the Paris basin, with taxonomy and bibliography of all included species. ...
Associazione Pisana Scienze Naturali Associazione Pisana Scienze Naturali
Associazione Pisana Scienze Naturali- Italian paleontological society. ...
Natural History Museum of Maastricht Natural History Museum of Maastricht
Natural History Museum of Maastricht- One of Belgium's largest natural history museums, with extensive collections in the geology, palaeontology and flora and fauna of southern Limburg and contiguous areas. ...
Fossil Sharks and Rays from the Cretaceous of The Netherlands Fossil Sharks and Rays from the Cretaceous of The Netherlands
Fossil Sharks and Rays from the Cretaceous of The Netherlands- Information and images of primarily Maastrichtian shark and ray fossil taxa. Includes discussions of collecting localities and links to other resources. ...
Peer's Echinoid Pages Peer's Echinoid Pages
Peer's Echinoid Pages- Information about and images of echinoids from the Cretaceous Period (Maastrichtian) from the Netherlands. ...
International Fossil Shell Museum International Fossil Shell Museum
International Fossil Shell Museum- Foundation for the study of shells with a museum for educational purposes in Utrecht and photographs of over 6000 fossils. ...

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