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Berkeley Museum of Paleontology
Exhibits set up from three points of view: phylogeny, geological time
and history of evolutionary thought. Students can "ride their Web Geological Time Machine."
A rich learning site.
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibit/exhibits.html
Blast from the Past!
Explores in detail evidence that an asteroid struck the earth approximately 65 million years ago,
effectively terminating the reign of the dinosaurs. Focuses on a revealing core sample recovered from
ocean floor drilling. Discusses what foraminifera tell us about the event.
www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo/blast/
Fossil Information for Beginners
A private collection of fossils is on view here, well worth exploring for its wealth of diversity:
dinosaurs, corals, trilobites, and plants are just a few groups represented. Most of the specimens come
from Australia, and most are dated to the geologic period in which the specimens originally lived.
www.netlink.com.au/~lerock/fossils.htm
Paleogeography Glossary
Designed for scientists and scientist-students by the University of CA., Berkeley.
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary_9.html
Paleontology FAQ
Clarifies the study of paleontology, give suggestions for finding fossils, other WWW servers on
topic. Good straightforward (non-jargon) explanations.
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/FAQ/faq.html
Scientific American Search Engine
Fantastic resource: type keywords into this search engine in order to locate articles on a desired
topic from the Scientific American database.
www.sciam.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi
Strange Science
A very interesting look at some misguided moments in the history of paleontology, including frauds
and forgeries.
www.turnpike.net/~mscott/
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