This portal provides a selection of links to other websites (non-USGS) dealing with paleontology and related disciplines. There are links to museums and university departments, paleontological societies and organizations, and geological surveys. Links to information on fossils are arranged into three categories: invertebrate groups, dinosaurs and other vertebrates, and fossil plants. There are also ... Full description.

This document presents a number of theories, both plausible and implausible or even humorous, for the extinction of the dinosaurs. Links to a glossary are embedded in the text. A reading list and links to related sites are also provided. Full description.

Palaeontologica Electronica is a peer-reviewed, online journal of paleontology. Articles span a wide spectrum of topics in paleontology including micropaleontology, palynology, invertebrate paleontology, paleobotany, vertebrate paleontology or related biological disciplines. Users can follow links to current articles, archived articles, volume indexes, editorials, author resources and sponsor information. ... Full description.

Oceans of Kansas is the unofficial, but highly useful, web page of the Sternberg Museum of Natural History. To find content, scroll to the middle of the page. The website contains information on exhibits, articles with photographs of fossils and paintings about marine reptiles and fish who flourished in the Western Interior Sea. The site also contains an online collection of full-text paleontology ... Full description.

Early Image is a collection of extinct-animal paintings and sketches produced before 1923 (and therefore in the public domain). Some of the works are of Victorian age and may lend atmosphere to a class emphasizing the history of geology. The works are divided into two categories; prehistoric life before KT and prehistoric life after KT. Full description.

The Paleontology Group at the University of Bristol have put a number of resources online including access to several paleontological databases, animations of Mesozoic animals, press releases about the research they do, and essays on paleobiological topics. This website contains links to research and data, opportunities, publications, additional information and fun stuff related to paleontology. Full description.

This is the homepage for a classic invertebrate paleontology course covering fossils and evolution. Students go through major invertebrate groups, examine and interpret fossils and assemblages. Rather than approach the whole world chronologically, the course covers each lineage one-at-a-time. The site is rich in photographs and informational links. Full description.

This clearinghouse site offers an abundance of information about dinosaurs and vertebrate paleontology. Resource links are grouped by subject category, such as publications, field projects and digs, societies, software, exhibits, educational materials and much more. Linked teaching resources include virtual dinosaur digs, courses and modules, lesson plans, activities and lab projects, and other educational ... Full description.

This virtual field trip takes you to Edisto Beach, a beautiful sand beach about 30 miles south of Charleston, South Carolina. This particular beach is a well known site for Pleistocene fossils. The field trip presnts information on beachcombing and demonstrates screening for fossils and shells through a series of pages that delve into the origin of the items found there. Full description.

This field trip takes you to quarries near Sarasota, on the west-central coast of Florida, where one of the world's most spectacular fossil accumulations is exposed. The fossil-rich sediments range in age from 1 to 5 million years and contain the abundant remains of mollusks, whales, birds, corals, barnacles, and sharks. The trip looks at how sediments were deposited and provides information on the ... Full description.