Topics: Paleontology : Vertebrates
Vertebrate paleontology is the study of ancient animals with backbones: fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds.
Academic Departments
University and Museum vertebrate paleontology departments (degree- and non-degree-granting).
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Anapsids
The Anapsids first appeared in the fossil record in the late Carboniferous. They are distinguished by not having any temporal openings in the skull.
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Birds
This category is for websites dealing specifically with the fossil record of birds.
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Conodonts
This category is for websites dealing specifically with conodonts. Conodont elements are fossils of phosphatic tooth-like structures now believed to be part of the feeding apparatus of extinct early vertebrates.
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Diapsids
Group of reptiles characterised by having two holes (temporal fenestra) in each side of their skulls.
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Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs were a focus of interest for people for hundreds of years before the release of "Jurassic Park." These fascinating Mesozoic reptiles were one of the first fossil groups to have a major presence on the internet, and the number of dinosaur websites grows every day.
Collecting,
Directories,
Famous Localities,
Functional Morphology,
Individual Taxa,
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Early Tetrapods
During the Devonian Period vertebrate life underwent a fundamental change, moving gradually from the water to the land.
Paleontologists,
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Fish
This category is for websites dealing specifically with the fossil record of fish.
Sharks and Rays,
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Mammals
This category is for websites dealing specifically with the fossil record of mammals.
Artiodactyla,
Carnivora,
Cetacea,
Chiroptera,
Collections and Databases,
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Marine Reptiles
This category is for websites dealing specifically with the fossil record of marine reptiles such as mososaurs.
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Organizations
This category is for organizations dedicated to the scientific study of the vertebrate fossil record.
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Paleontologists
This category is for websites dealing with specific professional paleontologists who specialize in the study of the vertebrate fossil record.
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Pterosaurs
This category is for websites dealing specifically with the fossil record of pterosaurs, which were winged reptiles of the Mesozoic Era.
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Salientia
Salientia (Anura) includes frogs, toads and their close fossil relatives which are first known from the Early Triassic.
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Synapsids
The Synapsids, or mammal-like reptiles, were the dominant land animals of the late Palaeozoic and early Triassic.
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