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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Alberta Palaeontological Society http://www.albertapaleo.org/ The society "provides information and expertise to collectors," "works with professionals at museums and universities," and "promotes the science of palaeontlogy through study and education." This web site includes event listings, APS bulletins, and membership information. Amber and Copal: Their Significance in the Fossil Record http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/amber/web1.htm "Since Amber can be up to 345 million years old, floral and faunae inclusions can be just as old. Therefore, evolution of insects, (which do not generally preserve well in the fossil record, outside of amber) can be recorded with great detail." A second-year geology student at Carleton University created this impressive web site for the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum. Archaeopteryx http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/cindy/arch.htm "The name Archaeopteryx is derived from the Greek words archaios meaning 'ancient' and pteryx meaning 'wing.' So Archaeopteryx means 'ancient wing' or, to translate more freely, 'the ancient winged creature.'" This web site includes some informative diagrams and pictures. The site is part of the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum. Biostratigraphy http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/biostrat/ZERO.HTML "Biostratigraphy is the science which determines the relative ages of rocks based on their fossil content." This web site clearly explains the basics of biostratigraphy. The site is part of the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum. The Burgess Shale: a Hidden Treasure in the Canadian Rockies http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/burgessshale/titlen.html "The Burgess Shale preserves the fossilized remains of a community of marine organisms that lived on mud banks built up against the outside of an algal reef." This well-organized web site includes information about the discovery, preservation, flora and fauna, and fossils of the Burgess Shale. The site is part of the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum. Burgess Shale Fossils http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/~macrae/Burgess_Shale/ "The Burgess Shale is an exceptional Middle Cambrian age (about 540 million years ago) fossil locality located in Yoho National Park in the Rocky Mountains, near Field, British Columbia, Canada." This web site provides information about the locations and significance of the fossils. The Burgess Shale Online Exhibit http://www.tyrrellmuseum.com/ The Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta has a permanent exhibition of the Burgess Shale that contains "rare fossils and fantastic larger-than-life models." The museum's online version of the exhibit includes a "Study Hall" and an "Undersea Diorama." This web site also includes information about past inhabitants of the Burgess Shale. The Cambrian Explosion http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/camex/1atitle.html "The Cambrian Explosion refers to a sharp and sudden increase in the rate of evolution. About 543 million years ago, in the early Cambrian period, intense diversification resulted in more than 35 new animal phyla." This web site includes a time chart of the Cambrian period, pictures, and brief descriptions of Precambrian, Cambrian, and Post Cambrian Time. The site is part of the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum. Canadian Rockhound: Teaching Basic Paleontology to Children http://www.canadianrockhound.com/2001/01/ cr0105110_teaching.html The author and his wife run an attraction on Vancouver Island in British Columbia called Dino Dig where children get to be paleontologists for a day. This web site may provide teachers with an idea for a field trip or thoughts on how to stimulate their students' enthusiasm for paleontology, geology, or archaeology. As the author writes, "learning with a rubber hammer and blunt chisel is a great introduction to a wonderful science." Ceratopsid Dinosaurs http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/ceratopsid/ "Ceratopsids are the second most abundant group of dinosaurs from the late Cretaceous Period of North America." This web site clearly explains the different species of the genus Ceratopsid and includes several useful diagrams and charts. The site is part of the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum. The Coelacanth http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/coelacanth/F1.HTM "The coelacanth is the last of the lobe-finned fish and all the fish today are thought to have evolved from these." This web site describes the coelacanth's habitat, location, eating habits, evolution, and appearance. The site is part of the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum. Curricular Resources in Paleontology http://www.cln.org/subjects/paleontology_cur.html This web site from the Community Learning Network contains a list of links for teachers who want to introduce paleontology to their classroom. The Dawn of Animal Life http://geol.queensu.ca/museum/exhibits/dawnex.html This web site from the Miller Museum of Geology at Queen's University takes you on a "journey through the evolution of life from three billion to about 500 million years ago." The site is the museum's newest permanent exhibit and its first virtual exhibit. Deinonychus http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/deinonychus/INTRO.HTM "Deinonychus was a carnivorous, bipedal dinosaur that hunted in packs of about six individuals and slashed at its prey with its sickle-shaped claw located on the second toe of the hind foot." This web site provides basic information about the Deinonychus, such as the creature's behavior, habitat, lineage, and anatomy. The site is great for children who are interested in paleontology. The site is part of the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum. Dinosaurs http://agc.bio.ns.ca/schools/EarthNet/english/activities/ dinosaurs.html This web site from EarthNet includes games about dinosaurs for children and a section on "Using Dinosaurs to Review Earth Science Units" for teachers. Dinosaurs - The Life and Times of the Terrible Lizards http://www.greatwebsights.com/dinosaurs/ "These pages are intended to offer a little information on dinosaurs and are designed for people of all ages who have a general interest in these marvelous creatures. Here you will find descriptions of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, diagrams, timelines, charts, and some images and descriptions of some of my favorite dinosaurs." This attractive web site provides some basic information about dinosaurs. Eocene Fossil Forests http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/forest/eocene01.html This web site from the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum briefly explains when the Ecocene period took place ("34 to 55 million years ago"), what a fossil forest is, locations of Ecocene forest fossils, and a reference list. The Evolution of Birds http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/birds/first.htm Thisweb site gives "a factual overall picture of the evolution of birds." The site includes information about both prehistoric and "modern" birds. This site is informative yet frustrating; the link to the author's "Concluding Thoughts" is broken. The site is part of the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum. Fossils of North-Central British Columbia http://www.highway16.com/fossils/ "The fossils of north-central B.C. tell a fascinating story of tropical seas, volcanoes, glaciers, plate tectonics, mountain-building and strange creatures. It's a story that started 250 million years ago and continues today." This web site provides a list of BC's fossil sites, describes the stages of the geological and fossil history of BC, and asks readers to visit the "fossil gallery" to help identify fossils found in the area. Maiasaura: The Good Mother Lizard http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/maiasaur/ maiasaur_title_page.htm The maiasuara, a duck-billed dinosaur, was "first discovered in the Cretaceous Two Medicine Formation of Montana in 1978." This web site covers the eggs, nests, and nesting sites of the dinosaur, and explains how the discovery of the maiasuara contributed to the controversy over whether dinosaurs were warm-blooded. The site is part of the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum. The Mammoth Story http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/hhistory/mammoth/ mammothstory.html This web page from the Royal BC Museum includes an enjoyable article about elephants, mammoths, and the prehistoric world. Mastodon in Nova Scotia (1991 Discovery) http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/backstge/research/mastodon/ mast1.htm "In October 1991, a backhoe operator at the Milford Gypsum Quarry (in Nova Scotia) noticed something long and white sticking out of his bucket load of earth. It was the tusk of a Mastodon, an extinct Ice Age animal that looked like a furry elephant." This web site includes details about the discovery of the Mastodon and photographs of the bones. Mesozoic Fishes http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/old_site/wilson.hp//mesofish.html "This page is devoted to fossil fishes from the Mesozoic Era, and to the researchers around the world who study them. The ancient fishes studied include representatives of all major fish groups that lived during the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods, in both fresh waters and in the oceans." This web site includes academic papers about Mesozoic fish and a list of resources for those researching this topic. The Mighty Sauropods http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/sauropods/s1.htm "Sauropods are a subgroup of the saurischian ('lizardhipped') dinosaurs." They were among the largest of the dinosaurs. This web site includes illustrations and brief descriptions of sauropods. The site is part of the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum. Our Amazing Treasures: Chasmosaurus http://nature.ca/discover/treasures/trsite_e/trfossil/tr1/tr1.html The Canadian Museum of Nature houses the fossilized bones of a dinosaur of the genus Chasmosaurus and has discovered that it may be a species that was "previously unknown to scientists." This web site tells the story of this amazing discovery. Our Amazing Treasures: Coelacanth Banffensis & Whitea http://nature.ca/discover/treasures/trsite_e/trfossil/tr2/tr2.html "The group of fishes known as the coelacanths have a long and well-known fossil record, dating from the Middle Devonian, or 360 million years ago, to the Upper Cretaceous, about 80 million years ago, when they were assumed to have become extinct. Extinct, that is, until 1938 when a living coelacanth was trawled off the southeast coast of South Africa." This web site from the Canadian Museum of Nature provides a brief description of the coelacanth. Our Amazing Treasures: Discover the Amazing Story of Pteranodon longiceps http://nature.ca/discover/treasures/trsite_e/trfossil/tr3/tr3.html The Canadian Museum of Nature has "a life-sized sculpture of two males of the extinct flying reptile Pteranodon longiceps." This web site explains how artists and scientists created the replicas of the dinosaurs. Paleontology and Paleoecology http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/earth/geoscience/bio.html This web site from the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Waterloo provides comprehensible definitions of paleontology and peleoecology. Palynology http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/~macrae/palynology/ "Paleopalynology is the study of organic-walled microfossils. Paleopalynology is great for relative age dating (biostratigraphy) and for determining past environments (paleoenvironment)." This site from the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Calgary provides a short but clear description of palynology and delves into current topics in the science. Petroleum Soup: The La Brea Tar Pits http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/labrea/1.htm Excavations of the La Brea Tar Pits in downtown Los Angeles have uncovered "a premier collection of Pleistocene fossils with more than 500 species found." This web site explains the dominant theory of how prehistoric animals perished in tar pits. The site is part of the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum. Plesiosaur: An Ancient Marine Reptile http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/plesiosaur/paleo.html This web site provides information on the anatomy, habitat, evolution, and extinction of the plesiosaur, a Mesozoic marine mammal. The site is part of the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum. Thompson Nicola Paleontological Society http://www.omrac.bc.ca/membergroups/loganlake/tonac_loganlake_palsociety.html The purpose of the society is "to encourage and assist in the development of paleontology as both a science and a leisure activity in British Columbia." This web site provides location and membership information. Tyrannosaurus rex http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/rex/p1.htm This web site provides a brief description of the tyrannosaurus rex's physiology and environment. The site is part of the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum. The Un-Official Nova Scotia Fossil Page http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/gphrynew/ "This page was created to showcase the fossils and paleontology of Nova Scotia." This web site is informative and easy to navigate. It provides information on fossils from the Triassic and Jurassic ages. The site also explains provincial laws relevant to amateur fossil hunters. The Vancouver Paleontological Society http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/VanPS/ The goals of the society are "to promote public awareness of our fossil heritage," "to promote safe and responsible fossil collecting," "to provide educational information about ancient life through field trips, presentations and displays," and "to bring together amateurs and professionals who share a common interest in fossils." This web site includes membership information and a list of upcoming events. Velociraptor http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/velociraptor/titpg.htm This web site from the Hooper Virtual Museum of Natural History offers interesting details about the velociraptor. The site also includes a useful "Geological Time Scale" chart and a description of the "continental positions during the Late Cretaceous" period. |
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