Web Directory

» California State Fossil: Smilodon californicus
   The official state fossil is the sabertooth cat which lived in the state during the Pleistocene Epoch which lasted from 1.6 million to 10,000 years ago.
   http://www.statefossils.com/ca/ca.html

» Collecting Fossils in California
   Directions to fossil collection sites. Tips, history, and images.
   http://www.gtlsys.com/

» Fossil Fantastic
   A look at some of the fossils discovered during construction of the Metro Rail subway that will link downtown Los Angeles with Hollywood, Universal City and North Hollywood.
   http://www.mta.net/press/pressrelease_archives/2000/12_December/mta_130.htm

» Geology of the Santa Clarita Valley
   includes photos of fossils found in the Valley.
   http://www.scvresources.com/geology/

» Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
   The third largest natural science and cultural history museum in the country. Located in Exposition Park.
   http://www.nhm.org

» Ojai Valley Whale Society
   A fisherman in Ojai, California recently found a 25 million year old intact baleen whale skeleton. Website describes efforts to exhume the skeleton in cooperation with the Los Angeles County Museum.
   http://www.ojaivalleywhalesociety.org/

» Petrified Forest
   Step back in time, over 3 million years, and follow the trail of Majestic Petrified Redwood giants arrayed before you in a fascinating grove.
   http://www.petrifiedforest.org/

» SDNHM: Paleontology Department
   The San Diego Natural History Museum's Department of Paleontology conducts biodiversity related research, and holds significant collections of specimens from southern California and Baja California dating back to the 1880s.
   http://www.sdnhm.org/research/paleontology/index.html

» Sharktooth Hill
   The Miocene fauna of Sharktooth Hill from elasmo.com
   http://www.elasmo.com/paleo/sth/shrkhill.html

» Southern California Paleontological Society
   Based in Los Angeles.
   http://www.socalpaleo.com/

» 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/

» Whale Fossil Found in Chula Vista
   Read about a Pliocene whale unearthed at a construction site.
   http://www.sdnhm.org/research/paleontology/whale.html