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Fossil Mysteries
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Companion to an exhibit that "explores the prehistoric record of the San Diego region from the Cretaceous Period to the Pleistocene Epoch." Website features an interactive map of the exhibit with associated images and essays, a geologic tim ...
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http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/mystery/exh_overview.html |
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Tiktaalik Roseae
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Discussion and illustrations of a limbed animal that may have been the first to walk on dry land. Includes a history of the discovery of this tetrapod. The video clips (featuring discussions with the discoverers) were not functional when we reviewed ...
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http://tiktaalik.uchicago.edu/ |
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Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries
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Companion website to a 2006-2007 exhibit that presents "some of the most recent dino discoveries in the fields of paleontology, biomechanical engineering, and paleobotany." Features a field guide to dinosaurs, audio and video clips, dinosau ...
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http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/dinos/ |
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Fossil Fish With "Limbs" is Missing Link, Study Says
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April 2006 article about a report on the discovery in the Canadian Arctic of a new fish fossil that "boasts leglike fins. ... The creature is being hailed as a crucial missing link between fish and land animals -- including the prehistoric ances ...
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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/04/0405_060405_fish.html |
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Ancient Sea Creature Sucked In Prey
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Article about the Dinocephalosaurus, a "marine reptile [that] used a neck nearly twice the length of its body to capture its prey, 230 million years ago. Fish saw only its small head in murky waters and, when they came too close, the animal quic ...
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http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn6441 |
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Oldest Known Humans Just Got Older
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February 2005 article about how "according to new dates for two fossils found in Ethiopia almost 40 years ago, we have been around for 195,000 years. The skulls were discovered along the Omo River in 1967 by anthropologist Richard Leakey and his ...
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http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7020 |
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Strange Science: The Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and Biology
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Explores the "weird ideas" of paleontologists and biologists during the evolution of "the knowledge we take for granted today." Contains a gallery of information and images of mistaken dinosaurs, dragons, mammals, sea monsters, ho ...
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http://www.strangescience.net/ |
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The Paleontology Portal
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Resource for anyone interested in paleontology (the study of life during prehistoric times, often based on the study of fossils) at any level, from K-12 study to professionals in the field, including information on careers, a "fossil gallery," and li ...
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http://www.paleoportal.org/ |
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Collecting Fossils in California
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Designed for amateurs, this Web site provides directions to fossil sites and instructions for preparing, identifying, and displaying specimens (such as shells, ammonites, trilobites, trees, and leaves). It specifies equipment required. There's basic ...
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http://www.gtlsys.com/ |
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Dinosaur Eggs
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"Catch the excitement of fossil researchers as they 'hatch' fossilized dinosaur eggs and reveal the embryos inside. Tour our museum of hatchlings."
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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/dinoeggs/ |
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