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Eocene [Insect] Fossils:
A collection of excellently preserved fossil insects now housed in the Smithsonian, dating back to
about 50 million years ago. Text, photos
www.coloradomtn.edu/campus_rfl/staff_rfl/kohls/eocene.html
Feathered Dinosaurs: The Origins of Birds
Provides photographs of these extremely important fossils recently unearthed in China that support
the theory that birds evolved from dinosaurs. Part of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Web site.
Text, photos
192.204.3.4/cmnh/exhibits/feathered/index.html
The Mammoth Story
Three-part article from Discover Magazine. Unfortunately, they didn't link the articles
together, so you will have to return to this page for the continuation. Very well-written and detailed
look at ancient elephants. Text, photos, graphics
Part One: Elephants
rbcm1.rbcm.gov.bc.ca/discover/ds24295/index_fs.html
Part Two: The Rise and Fall of Mammoths in North America
rbcm1.rbcm.gov.bc.ca/discover/ds24395/index_fs.html
Part Three: Elephants' Graveyard
rbcm1.rbcm.gov.bc.ca/discover/ds24395/4-grave.html
The Piltdown Plot
Learn about the most famous hoax in the history of science. Several articles (and primary resources)
on this phony "missing link" are included. Piltdown Man is an important cautionary tale in the
history of scientific thought. Text, graphics
www.clarku.edu/~piltdown/pp_map.html
The Trilobite Showcase
This fossil company's site features photographic galleries of these popular little fossils.
Information provided includes geographic origin of specimen, species name, stratigraphic formation in
which it was found, and periods it existed. Excellent, detailed photographs of specimens.
Text, photos
www.trilobites.com/showcase/showcase.htm
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