Oceania

Paleocene Mammals of the World: Condylarths Paleocene Mammals of the World: Condylarths- Information on this group of relatively unspecialized placental mammals that were to evolve into the ungulates that dominated the Ceno… Transitional Vertebrate Fossils FAQ Transitional Vertebrate Fossils FAQ- A lengthy but incomplete list of transitional vertebrate fossils that have been discovered. The Midwestern U.S. 16,000 Years Ago The Midwestern U.S. 16,000 Years Ago- Online exhibit by the Illinois State Museum depicting the mammals and other animals which lived in the Midwestern U.S. during late Pleistocen… Utah's Ice Age Animals Utah's Ice Age Animals- Ice Age Animals from the Utah Geological Survey Paleocene Mammals of the World Paleocene Mammals of the World- Provides comprehensive information on the mammals that came to occupy the vacant ecological niche left by the departure of the dinosaurs. Sarcopterygii Sarcopterygii- A cladistic diagram, with extensive references to scientific papers on the subject. Fossil Fish Fossil Fish- images of some Eocene fish from the Green River Formation, a Cretaceous fish, Xiphactinus, from the Niobrara chalk in Kansas and the jaws of the world’s largest fossi… Fish Fossils Fish Fossils- Posting from the TalkOrigins Archive on the controversy surrounding Coelacanth fossils. Pleistocene Salmon Fossils from Kamloops Lake, British Columbia Pleistocene Salmon Fossils from Kamloops Lake, British Columbia- Photographs of several fossilised fish. Devonian Times Devonian Times- An educational site covering the early evolution of tetrapods by focusing on the flora and fauna of the Late Devonian Red Hill locality in Pennsylvania. Introduction to the Actinopterygii Introduction to the Actinopterygii- Provides information on the ray-finned fishes including their fossil record, life history, ecology, systematics and morphology. Gambia Studies Series by Professor David Gamble Gambia Studies Series by Professor David Gamble- More than 50 downloadable articles and books about the three major languages of Gambia (Mandinka, Wolof, Fula/Pulaar) including gr… Studies in African Linguistics Studies in African Linguistics- A freely accessible electronic journal publishing all kind of articles on African language data and analysis from 1970 to the present. Classification of the Bantu languages Classification of the Bantu languages- A book about the classification of this very large and complex group of languages published by Malcom Guthrie in 1948 which became standard … The 200 Word Project The 200 Word Project- A project of Boston University to teach a basic vocabulary, pronounced by native speakers, of six major African languages: Xhosa, Zulu, Swahili, Wolof, Hausa… Mandenkan. Bulletin of Mande Linguistic Studies Mandenkan. Bulletin of Mande Linguistic Studies- Published from 1982, all of its 50 numbers are available online. The articles, in English or French, deal with the Mande languages… AfricanLanguages.com AfricanLanguages.com- Information on South African languages as well as on Swahili and Cilubà (spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo), containing overviews, dictionaries … African Language Technology (AFLAT) African Language Technology (AFLAT)- Application of informatics tools to the analysis and documentation of African languages, including many original articles and several part-of-… The Language Gulper: Niger-Congo Languages The Language Gulper: Niger-Congo Languages- The Language Gulper describes almost 200 ancient and modern tongues. Its Niger-Congo article provides an overview of this phylum with c… The Allex Project The Allex Project- A joint project between the Universities of Oslo and Zimbabwe designed to describe and promote the African languages of Zimbabwe. It provides books and thesis a… Homepage of Houni Filip Maho Homepage of Houni Filip Maho- An assorted collection of articles, bibliographies and links on Sub-Saharan languages and especially on Bantu. South African Voices South African Voices- Collection of oral stories and poems, in Xhosa and Zulu, recorded by Professor Harold Scheub in South Africa in the late 1960s and 1970s. Presented in three … Nordic Journal of African Studies Nordic Journal of African Studies- A journal published by the Nordic Association of African Studies, fully available online, focusing on African languages, literatures and culture… Comparative Bantu Online Dictionary Comparative Bantu Online Dictionary- A lexicographic database, at the University of California, Berkeley, including a list of reconstructed Proto-Bantu roots and their reflection … Journal of West African Languages Journal of West African Languages- The Journal of West African Languages publishes articles, twice a year, on all aspects of languages and linguistics relevant to Sub-Saharan West… Bantu Languages on the Net Bantu Languages on the Net- General information and classification of Bantu languages, a search engine specific for Bantu, linguistic tools and links. Altaic Languages Altaic Languages- Wikipedia article. Ural-Altaic Languages Ural-Altaic Languages- Paper by Robert Austerlitz describing some of the shared characteristics of these languages including syntax, morphology, and phonology. Institute of Prehistory Institute of Prehistory- At Adam Mickiewicz University. Publishes journals and reports. Studies all facets of prehistory , but with an emphasis on Slavic ethnogenesis. In English … Thinker Thinker- Explanations, demonstrations, and flash animations cover key ideas.