Topics: Earth Sciences : Paleontology
Paleontology is the study of past life, mostly through fossils, which are the preserved remains of ancient life forms.
Academic Departments
This category is for any website dealing with academic departments performing paleontological research.
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Amber
Amber is the fossilized resin of trees. It is generally a golden brown color, very low density, and may or may not contain fossil inclusions such as trapped plant material, insects, or other small animals.This category is for website dealing with the study of amber.
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Art
The fascinating field of reconstructing past life is augmented by the contributions of talented artists who take up the challenge of determining how that life might looked.
Artists,
Dinosaurs,
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By Geological Interval
The study of paleontology can be broken down in a number of ways. One way to study past life is to examine specific intervals of the earth's past.
Cenozoic,
Mesozoic,
Paleozoic,
Proterozoic,
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Conferences
This category is for website dealing with professional paleontology meetings. Please include information about where and when the meeting will take place in your description.
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Databases
Online paleontology databases are the newest way to share paleontological information. Included in this category are a variety of databases dealing with the taxonomy, ecology, and geological ranges of ancient organisms.
Collections,
References,
Vertebrate,
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Directories
This category is for websites that list links to paleontology internet resources.
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Education
This category is for any website dealing with the teaching of paleontology as an academic study.
College and University,
Pre-College,
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Extinction
Most animals and plants that ever lived died out long before the present. The fossil record reveals that there are several periods of time in the earth's past when the extinction rate was very high (e.g., at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary, and the Permian/Triassic boundary) - causing mass extinctions of a large percentage of the species.
Cretaceous-Tertiary,
Permian-Triassic,
Recent,
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Famous Localities
Some fossil localities have become famous because of their exceptional fossil preservation. Sites dealing with these paleontological treasures can be found in this category.
Burgess Shale,
Europe,
Green River,
La Brea,
Lyme Regis,
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Fossil Collecting
Collecting fossils is an enjoyable hobby for many enthusiasts. This category is for any website dealing with recreational fossil collecting.
Fossils,
Legal Issues,
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History
This category is for websites dealing with the study of the human history of the study of paleontology.
Bone Wars,
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Invertebrates
The most common animal macrofossils in the rock record are the reamins of animals without backbones - the invertebrates.
Arthropods,
Brachiopods,
Bryozoans,
Corals,
Echinoderms,
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Micropaleontology
Micropaleontology is the study of microscopic remains of ancient life. Such marine micro-organisms as diatoms, dinoflagellates, foraminifera, silicoflagellates, and radiolarians all have very good fossil record.
Diatoms,
Dinoflagellates,
Foraminifera,
Organizations,
Paleontologists,
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Organizations
This category is for professional and amateur paleontological organizations which do not themselves conduct scientific research but aim to spread information about such research.
Malacology,
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Paleobotany
Paleobotany is the branch of paleontology dealing with the recovery and identification of plant remains from geological contexts, their use for the biological reconstruction of past environments and the understanding of the evolution of plants.
Databases,
Organizations,
Paleobotanists,
Palynology,
Regional,
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Paleontologists
This category is for websites dealing with specific professional paleontologists.
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Products and Services
Websites offering paleontological supplies, equipment, models, and specimens.
Art,
Equipment,
Models and Reproductions,
Software,
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Publications
Publications (books, magazines, and journals) dealing with paleontological subjects.
Books,
Journals,
Magazines and E-zines,
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Regional
This category is for any website which deals with fossils or paleontology of a specific area or region.
Africa,
Asia,
Europe,
Middle East,
North America,
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Research Funding
The sites in this category contain information about where to get money for paleontological research.
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Taphonomy
Taphonomy is the study of the post-mortem history of organic remains. Taphonomic processes can be constructive (as in those processes that lead to fossilization), or more commonly destructive.
Vertebrate,
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Trace Fossils
Trace fossils, or ichnofossils, are the preserved evidence of animals activity found in the rock record.
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Vertebrates
Vertebrate paleontology is the study of ancient animals with backbones: fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds.
Academic Departments,
Anapsids,
Birds,
Conodonts,
Diapsids,
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Web Rings
This category is for the homepages of paleontology and/or fossil-themed webrings.
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