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Topic: paleontology
Definition:

  • the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains

    Related tag cloud:

  • geology
  • fossils
  • fossil
  • dinosaur
  • dinosaurs
  • museum
  • science
  • palaeontology
  • trilobite
  • mineralogy
  • trilobites
  • natural history
  • biology
  • ammonite
  • sedimentology
  • petrology
  • mineral
  • minerals
  • cretaceous
  • earth science
  • jurassic
    • Resources:

    University of California Museum of Paleontology
    Physically located in Berkeley, California, site contains information about exhibits, outreach, and extensive educational resources and links.
    http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/

    Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
    Professional, international organization for VPs, publishes the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
    http://www.vertpaleo.org/

    Oceans of Kansas Paleontology
    Late Cretaceous marine fossils from the Western Interior Seaway. More than 50 pages of information on mosasaurs, plesiosaurs and other fossils found in Kansas and the Midwest.
    http://www.oceansofkansas.com/