Dinosaurs, amazing fossil collections, field reports, research news, historical photos and more from the Department of Paleobiology at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Created by the Texas Natural Resource Center this site contains information on meteorites and tektites, rocks, gems and minerals, building stones, corals, invertebrate fossils and plant fossils. The focus of the collection is on Texas materials but there also items from around the world.
This website provides plate tectonic maps of different geological periods and projected future maps showing the positions of continents. Also contains maps on climate history.
National Park Service website containing information about fossils and focusing on the 13 national parks created for the preservation of fossils. Also incudes NPS publications and photos dealing with paleontology.
"Exploring this series of exhibits will take you on a journey through the history of the Earth, with stops at particular points in time to examine the fossil record and stratigraphy."
"(VPL) is a major repository for unique scientific collections from the American Southwest. VPL is the principal repository for vertebrate fossils collected from state and federal lands in Texas and contiguous areas, as well as for specimens collected elsewhere."
