61. La Brea Tar Pits From the U.C. Museum of Paleontology http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/quaternary/labrea.html

Localities of the Pleistocene: The La Brea Tar Pits When this photograph was taken around 1910, the location depicted was described as "the Salt Creek oilfields, 7 miles west of Los Angeles." Today, this spot is in the middle of downtown Los Angeles, eloquent testimony to urban sprawl, but the pools and deposits of asphalt still remain. For these are the La Brea tar pits, containing one of the richest, best preserved, and best studied assemblages of Pleistocene vertebrates , including at least 59 species of mammal and over 135 species of bird . The tar pit fossils bear eloquent witness to life in southern California from 40,000 to 8,000 years ago; aside from vertebrates, they include plants , mollusks, and insects over 660 species of organisms in all. The bones occasionally found in the tar were first thought to be those of unlucky cattle. It was not until 1901 that the first scientific excavation of the pits were carried out. Scientists from the University of California at Berkeley, notably Professor John C. Merriam

62. Paleontology Undergraduate Students Undergraduate Study in Paleontology. General Considerations. We receive requests from highschool and junior-high students for information on studying paleontology at the http://www.paleo.ku.edu/geo/undergrad.html

Undergraduate Study in Paleontology General Considerations We receive requests from high-school and junior-high students for information on studying paleontology at the university. In planning to study for a career in paleontology, students need to consider several points. · No university in the country offers a major in paleontology for undergraduate students. · To become a practicing, professional paleontologist, one needs either a Ph.D. degree or a master's degree in museum studies. · Paleontology is a blend of geology, biology, and a number of such supporting sciences as chemistry and mathematics. · Being able to express your ideas in good, written English and, when appropriate, in mathematical notation is essential. With these points in mind, the prospective student should plan to earn a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Geology, preferably the latter. Upon entering the university, the student should start working for such a degree as soon as possible. By beginning the study of geology early, the student will have ample opportunity to take a number of biology courses for breadth. Starting early also allows the student to take enough mathematics and other supporting sciences to be an effective scientist. At the outset and throughout the undergraduate career the student should seek the advice of paleontologists on the university faculty. Undergraduates at the University of Kansas The KU Department of Geology offers a beginning course in paleontology entitled Prehistoric Life: DNA to Dinosaurs. This course fulfills the biology part of the general distribution requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree, but it does not count toward a major in Geology.

63. Rhynie Chert, Scotland From the U.C. Museum of Paleontology http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/devonian/rhynie.html

Localities of the Devonian: Rhynie Chert, Scotland The Rhynie Chert beds in Aberdeenshire in the north of Scotland are important fossil sites that reveal much about the evolution of life from the Early Devonian , approximately 408-360 million years ago. At this time, the earth's geography was an aggregate mass of land in the Southern Hemisphere with smaller continents in the equatorial region. Europe resided near the equator, so the Rhynie Chert beds were in a tropical to subtropical climate and consisted mostly of flatlands and short-lived shallow pools of fresh water. Rhynie fossils were preserved when mineral sediments settled around and on top of the organic matter and compressed them. Over time, the fossils were formed through silica replacement of the organic material. The silica deposits may have originated from hot springs and volcanic activity common in the Devonian and around the Rhynie fossil beds. The result is a preservation in chert , a kind of finely crystalline quartz, which occurs in veins throughout the rest of the surrounding rocks. Preserved in rock : At left, a piece of the Rhynie chert; the black structures woven among the rock crystals are fossilized plant stems. At right, a thin section through a fossilized stem of

64. Mammalogy: Bibliography Of General Works PALEONTOLOGY. General Paleontology. Beard, K. C., and M. R. Dawson, eds. 1998. Dawn of the age of mammals in Asia. Bul. Carnegie Mus. Nat. Hist., 34 348 pp. http://faculty.baruch.cuny.edu/jwahlert/biblio/index.html

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GENERAL WORKS IN MAMMALOGY This bibliography is designed to guide beginning students in mammalogy to literature in specific areas. The works included are primarily monographic and of wide coverage. It is also a work in progress; I add new works and update editions when any such come to my attention. Note: This list has been compiled by scouring through curatorial offices and the library in the Department of Mammalogy at the American Museum of Natural History. It has been updated by perusing the new main library books borrowed by curators. I note the Museum's call number or the Library of Congress number on the back of the title page; these are not always the same, and I prefer the Museum Library's number. Several titles are taken from publisher's fliers and Choice cards; the pagination is not always correct for books that are yet to be issued, and they usually end in suspiciously round numbers. To recommend inclusion of additional works or to correct listings, please notify John H. Wahlert

65. The Polyglot Paleontologist: Home Page A library with English translations of French and German literature on vertebrate paleontology. http://www.paleoglot.org/

Left Navigation Bar Main Page Content English Translations of Non-English Paleontological Literature Welcome to The Polyglot Paleontologist . Three issues led me to create this site in 1999 as a means to encourage and collect English-language translations of non-English paleontology papers. First, although the science of vertebrate paleontology is comparatively new, during the past two and a half centuries it has spread to become a worldwide discipline. Colleagues from Argentina to Zimbabwe have contributed to the paleontological literature, broadening the insights of what was once a predominately European field. As a result, it has become increasingly necessary for English-speaking scientists to avail themselves of an ever-widening range of non-English publications. Second, this same period has seen English rise as the language of science, in contrast to the more frequent use of French and German during the last century. Many older, often seminal works from this period remain untranslated, and today many English-speaking paleontologists have only a secondhand familiarity with their contents. The commonality of English also meant that an English-language translation could be potentially useful to workers in many different countries. Third and finally, I knew that in the past, many papers had already been translated, often at significant personal effort and funds. However, by virtue of the physical (rather than electronic) nature of these translations, many have only been distributed among a limited group. Most remain poorly circulated.

66. The Jehol Biota-The Emergence Of Feathered Dinosaurs, Beaked Birds And Flowering Subject Paleontology General Price US$ 130.00 ISBN 7532373185 http://www.hceis.com/book.asp?id=2098

67. Devonian Times - Front Page Devonian Times looks like a local newspaper. Actually it is an educational website on the paleontology and evolution of early tetrapods. Special attention is paid to a Late Devonian locality in Pennsylvania. http://www.devoniantimes.org/

Main Navigation Front Page Recent Findings Opportunity Knocked Who's Who ... About this Site Tiktaalik, from the Nunavut Territory, Canada, has dazzled the scientific community and the world media. "Fishapod" from the North! Gaps in the fossil record are diminishing. The dramatic discovery of Tiktaalik roseae has provided an impressive and informative transitional form between lobe-fin fishes and early tetrapods. Dubbed a "fishapod", Tiktaalik is one of several recent discoveries that have greatly enhanced our understanding of the evolution of the first tetrapods. see Recent Findings Red Hill: Late Devonian Window While much attention has been shifted to Late Devonian investigations in the Canadian Arctic, Red Hill continues to provide an exceptional window onto the world of the first tetrapods. This Famennian locality hosts a diverse assemblage of tetrapods, lobe-fin fishes, other fishes, invertebrates and plants see Who's Who at Red Hill Opportunity Knocked: Tetrapods Answered The Devonian Period (417-354 MYA) was a time of profound changes in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. These changes set the stage for the evolution of tetrapods and their expansion onto the land. see Opportunity Knocked Last updated: May 20, 2006. (See

68. Devonian Period Paleontology General Characteristics. The first terrestrial arthropods, including wingless insects and the earliest arachnids. In the oceans, brachiopods flourished; crinoids and http://www.peripatus.gen.nz/paleontology/Devonian.html

Peripatus Home Page Paleontology Page Updated: 27 Apr 2008 Devonian Period Abstract Keywords: Devonian, Devonian biota, fossil record, evolution Introduction Fishes are the dominent animals; scale tree forests appear on land, inhabited by the first wingless insects; blastoids are at their peak; the first ammonites and amphibians evolve. Related Topics Further Reading xxx Related Pages Silurian Period Carboniferous Period Rhynie Chert Other Web Sites Stratigraphy Type Section/Sections The Devonian was proposed by Roderick I. Murchison and Adam Sedgewick in 1840. The type section is in Devonshire; its boundaries are based mainly on fossils. Lower ( Silurian -Devonian) Boundary The base of the Devonian is defined immediately at the first appearance of the graptolite species Monograptus uniformis Upper (Devonian- Carboniferous ) Boundary GSSP for the Devonian-Carboniferous Boundary Definition: The base of the Carboniferous System is defined at the first appearance of the conodont Siphonodella sulcata within the evolutionary lineage from Siphonodella praesulcata to Siphonodella sulcata. The Devonian-Carboniferous Boundary is at the base of Bed 89 in Trench E' at La Serre, France Location: The La Serre section is located in the southeastern Montagne Noire, Departement Hérault, District of Cabrières, southern France. Artificial trench E', which averages 80cm in depth on the southern slope of La Serre Hill, is about 125m south of the hilltop (252m), about 525m east of La Roquette farmhouse, 2.5km northeast of the village of Fontès. (sheet 1:25,000 Pézenas XXVI/44, 1-2, x = 682.55, y = 140.12).

69. Bosco's RockPile | Dinosaur, Paleontology, Geology And Photos. A site for sharing dinosaur, paleontology, geology, rock and mineral pictures, sites and information. http://www.boscarelli.com/

70. Lesson Plans - At Home Under The Cretaceous Seas Students learn that habitats meet the basic needs of animals in several ways. Science (Earth), paleontology, general science, biology, geography http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/g35/

Check out: X8: The Eco-Cycle Standard #8: The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface Be an Explorer Every Day! ... Preserving Biodiversity At Home Under the Cretaceous Seas Antarctica: A Cold Desert Ecosystem Aquarium Habitats Changing With the Tide Design a Regional "Eco Park" Does the Hammer Help? Dugongs and ElephantsCousins? Eco-Cycle: Finding the Parts of an Ecosystem Ferocious Felines Geographical Dog Show How Do Leopard Seals Hunt? Lighting Up the Sea People and Endangered Species Pilot Whales' Place in the Ocean Sable Island's Seals, Sharks, and Sand Lances The Galapagos Islands: A Special Place The Ocean and Human Medicine The Water Column: Where Do Ocean Animals Belong? Weather Complaints What Did They Eat? What Do We Know About Nurse Shark Mating? What's So Key About a Keystone Species? Which Turtle for the Tiger Shark? Why Do Whales Make Sounds? Complete Index At Home Under the Cretaceous Seas Overview: Students learn that habitats meet the basic needs of animals in several ways. In Activity 1, they investigate prehistoric sea creatures to learn about their life and how they met their basic needs. In Activity 2, students research animals featured in Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure This lesson is one in a series designed to accompany the National Geographic film

71. The PaleoNet Pages (Old) Provides a resource for paleontological professionals, graduate students, and anyone interested in the study of ancient life. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/paleonet/

The PaleoNet Pages have moved (though not far). Please click on the link below to be taken to the new site address. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/paleonet/Index.html Also, please be sure you update your bookmarks list with the new site home-page address. Hope you like our new look and format. If you have any questions of problems please direct these to: N.MacLeod@nhm.ac.uk

72. Resources For BIOLOGY - Key Websites For Biology From the University of California, Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology. General Biology A Science Primer an educational site from NCBI on bioinformatic, genetics http://www.lib.uconn.edu/research/bysubject/biokeywebsites.htm

Skip to Main Content Search Library Website Home Find Research Assistance Services ... Site Index Subject Guides Subject Guides Subject Guides List Research Assistance Academic Liaison Program Related Links Library Resource Guides Quick Links Ask Us Course Reserves Homer - Library Catalog Interlibrary Loan ... Research Databases Resources for BIOLOGY Key Websites for Biology Reference (Dictionaries, Handbooks, etc.) AllRefer Reference Biochemistry Encyclopedia - Part of the larger AllRefer Reference source. BioABACUS - a searchable database of abbreviations and acronyms in Biotechnology and other lifes sciences. Includes the name of the term, its meaning, the category in which it is mostly used and links to related terms. BioTech Life Science Dictionary - Resource containing 8300+ terms deal with biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics. Also some terms relating to ecology, limnology, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine. Common Abbreviations of Biochemical Terms - A compilation of over 250 terms, from George Washington University. Dictionary of Genetic Terms - from the US Dept of Energy Human Genome Program.

73. Kuban's K-Paleo Place: Fossils, Paleontology, Dinosaurs An extensive and link-packed website dealing with fossil, dinosaurs, and all aspects of paleontology. http://paleo.cc/kpaleo.htm

K-Paleo Kuban's Paleo Place Fossils, Dinosaurs, Museums and More This site is intended as a springboard to Internet resources on fossils, dinosaurs, paleontology, natural history, and related topics. I hope it proves useful to students, teachers, fossil collectors, paleontologists, and anyone else with rocks in their heads. I am a long-time fossil enthusiast with a special interest in dinosaur tracks (I have a web site devoted to my work on Texas tracks and the related Paluxy "man track" controversy ). Feel free to send any comments, suggestions, corrections, or expressions of concern, praise, or outrage. Thanks! Glen J. Kuban E-mail: gkpaleo@yahoo.com Fossil Replica Sale : Mention that you visited the K-Paleo website and receive a 10% discount on any PaleoScene cast. Click here to check my eBay auctions for fossil casts or other paleo items. Quick Menu (descriptive menu follows below) General Paleontology Museums Dinosaurs Trace Fossils ... Glen's Home Page This site is a member of WebRing. To browse visit Here General paleontology - Sites covering paleontology in general or with a broad spectrum of content.

74. Proterozoic Era Paleontology General Characteristics The fact remains, though, that fossils are rare and hard to interpret. Evidence for aggregate biological activity has been http://www.peripatus.gen.nz/Paleontology/Proterozoic.html

Peripatus Home Page Paleontology Page Updated: 13 Nov 2005 Proterozoic Era Abstract xxx Keywords: xxx Introduction xxx approx 2,500 Ma to 523 Ma Related Topics Further Reading xxx Related Pages Cambrian Period Vendian Period Archaean Era Other Web Sites xxx Stratigraphy Type Section/Sections The Lower (Archaean–Proterozoic) Boundary approx 2,500 Ma The Upper (Proterozoic–Phanerozoic, Vendian–Cambrian) Boundary Current Chronology of the Vendian Paleogeography Land and Sea Climate THREE FOR THE NEOPROTEROZOIC:STURTIAN, MARINOAN AND VARANGERIAN GLACIATIONS. Abstract e.g . Wonoka Fm. in S. Australia and Huqf Grp. in Oman). The correlations outlined here imply that glacial deposits corresponding to the earliest - Sturtian - glaciation are absent in Norway, Svalbard, E. Greenland, Scotland and Death Valley. However, cap-carbonates to this glaciation can be recognized in many sequences, based on the isotopic and sedimentological characteristics of the Sturtian cap-carbonates in Namibia (Rasthof), NW Canada (Rapitan), and S Australia (Sturt). In all these cap-carbonates, d13C rises sharply from -4L' to +5L' in relatively organic-rich sediments. Probable Sturtian cap-carbonates, without underlying diamictites, include the lower Russøya Member (Svalbard) and the lower Beck Springs Formation (Death Valley). Major Tectonic Events Paleontology General Characteristics The fact remains, though, that fossils are rare and hard to interpret. Evidence for aggregate biological activity has been inferred from carbon isotope data. "The coevolution of the biosphere and geosphere is reflected in large part by changes in the long term carbon cycle.... Past changes within the cycle are recorded in the isotopic content of carbonate and organic carbon buried in ancient sediments.... Extraordinarily large fluctuations occur in the Neoproterozoic (1,000 to 543 million years ago...) carbon-isotopic record both immeidately preceding the Cambrian diversification of complex animal life ... and in the ~200 million years before it.... There is much interest in determining not only the cause of these isotopic events ... but how, if at all, they are related to early animal evolution..." (Rothman et al. 2003, p. 8124).

75. UCMP: A History Of Evolutionary Thought Biographies of paleontology and evolutionary thinkers from the UCMP. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evothought.html

THE THEORY of evolution, formalized by Charles Darwin, is as much theory as is the theory of gravity, or the theory of relativity. Unlike theories of physics, biological theories (especially evolution) have been argued long and hard in socio-political arenas. The history of thought about evolution in general and paleontological contributions specifically are often useful to the workers of today. Science, like any iterative process, draws heavily from its history. The list below includes scientists and thinkers who have contributed to our understanding of life on Earth, especially evolution. The list is given chronologically, and is divided into sections according to themes in the history of evolutionary thought. Timeline of Evolutionary Thought: Get a graphical view of some of the key players in evolutionary thought over the last 300 years. Founders of Natural Science: From Ancient Times to the Enlightenment Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.) Leonardo da Vinci Georgius Agricola John Ray Antony van Leeuwenhoek ... Nicholas Steno Great Naturalists of the 18th Century Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

76. Strange Science: The Rocky Road To Modern Paleontology And Biology A collection of misguided attempts to explain natural history, including honest and dishonest mistakes. http://www.strangescience.net/

Recently Added/Changed Pages - November 14, 2010 References - November 14, 2010 Evolution - November 10, 2010 Giuseppe Arcimboldo - November 4, 2010 Plants - October 30, 2010 Tradescant and Ashmole - October 30, 2010 Joseph Hooker - October 30, 2010 Carolus Clusius - October 30, 2010 Linnaeus - October 30, 2010 Joseph Banks - October 30, 2010 Timeline - October 21, 2010 Leeuwenhoek - October 19, 2010 Jan Swammerdam - October 19, 2010 Sea Monsters - October 15, 2010 Mary Anning - October 8, 2010 StrangeScience.net supports Green Iran Updates Interrupted Lives Ever wonder how people figured out there used to be such things as dinosaurs? Curious about how scientists learned to reconstruct fossil skeletons? The knowledge we take for granted today was slow in coming, and along the way, scientists and scholars had some weird ideas. New in the Goof Gallery Featured in the Goof Gallery Featured in Biographies Timeline Tidbits 1667-The Royal Society of London conducts a sheep-to-human blood transfusion experiment. Remarkably, the human subject survives. 1675-Jan Swammerdam publishes a treatise on the mayfly entitled A Figure of Man's Miserable Life 1719-William Stukeley publishes "An Account of the Almost Entire Sceleton of a Large Animal in a Very Hard Stone." The fossil is a plesiosaur, but is identified as a crocodile.

77. Paper Dinosaurs, 1824-1969 | Linda Hall Library History of dinosaur paleontology, 1824-1969 http://www.lindahall.org/events_exhib/exhibit/exhibits/dino/

PaperDinosaurs Linda Hall Library An Exhibition of Original Publications from the Collections of the Linda Hall Library Exhibit Home Table of Contents Index ... Next Welcome! Paper Dinosaurs is an exhibition of original printed materials related to the history of dinosaur discovery. The online exhibit was completely redesigned in 2009 About the Exhibit In 1996, the Linda Hall Library mounted an exhibition of original printed materials related to the history of dinosaur discovery. On view were most of the classic papers of dinosaur lore, including original publications by Gideon Mantell, Richard Owen, Othniel Marsh, Roy Chapman Andrews, and a host of others; there were forty-nine items in all. The original exhibition ran from October 17, 1996 through April 30, 1997. The exhibition was then transferred to a virtual format on the web and expanded to include thirty-five additional works that could not be accommodated in the original exhibition space. It then ran relatively unchanged until 2009, when the pages were redesigned and the images reshot. Paper Dinosaurs now includes 94 images images, with each image available in a small or large format. Clicking on any small image will bring up the large version, and vice versa. The original exhibition was accompanied by a printed catalog, which is still available from the Library.

78. Vertebrate Paleontological Resources Protection Act ('Baucus Bill') The text of the Baucus Bill. http://www.dinosauria.com/jdp/law/baucus.htm

Vertebrate Paleontological Resources Protection Act ("Baucus Bill") 103rd Congress, 1st Session, S. ... In the Senate of the United States Mr. Baucus [D-MT] introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on ... A BILL To provide for the protection of vertebrate paleontological resources on Federal lands, and for other purposes: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Vertebrate Paleontological Resources Protection Act." SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that Federal lands are a valuable resource of the people of the United States; each individual who uses Federal lands (A) is exercising both a right and a priceless privilege; and (B) must accept the responsibility of careful stewardship of the lands so that the privilege can be exercised by future generations; vertebrate paleontological resources on Federal lands and Indian lands are an accessible and irreplaceable part of the heritage of the United States and offer significant educational opportunities to all citizens; vertebrate paleontological resources are increasingly endangered because of their commercial attractiveness and because many are rare or unique;

79. Pliocene WebRing Small ring with sites devoted to the paleontology of the Pliocene geological epoch. http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=pliocenewebring

80. Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory - Texas Natural Science Center Research and collections information from the VP lab of the Texas Memorial Museum (UT, Austin). http://www.tmm.utexas.edu/vpl/

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