Web Directory

» American Museum of Natural History: Proganochelys
   Provides information on Proganochelys which is the most primitive turtle known, first appearing about 210 million years ago.
   http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/expeditions/treasure_fossil/Fossils/Specimens/proganochelys.html

» Angellis
   Images and information about dinosaur genera as well as some non-dinosaur vertebrate taxa.
   http://www.angellis.net/

» Australia's Lost Kingdoms
   Exhibit from the Australian Museum covering Australia's fossil history from 110 million years ago.
   http://australianmuseum.net.au/Australias-extinct-animals

» Extinct Animal
   Learn about prehistoric, recently extinct, and endangered species of vertebrates.
   http://www.extinctanimal.com/

» Introduction to the Sphenodontidae
   Provides information on the pleurosaurs and the Tuatara, the only species of sphenodontid alive today and little changed in appearance from the sphenodontids living 150 million years ago.
   http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/lepidos/sphenodontidae.html

» Laboratory for Environmental Biology: Vertebrate Paleobiology
   Provides information on the collection of over 70,000 Pleistocene fossils at the Centennial Museum, primarily from New Mexican cave faunas, with a checklist of Late Pleistocene fossil taxa from the El Paso region.
   http://www.utep.edu/LEB/collect/paleo/paleo.htm

» Modern Forms: Basal Amniote Evolution
   Diagram showing extinctions and diversifications of major groups of amniotes over time.
   http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Palaeofiles/Fossilgroups/dicynodontia/modern%20forms.html

» Palaeocritti
   A multi-entry guide to dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, browsable by period, group, name or location.
   http://www.palaeocritti.com/

» Palaeozoic Microvertebrates
   Microvertebrate page from the University of Alberta.
   http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/wilson.hp/Paleozoic.html

» Paleoneurology
   The study of brain casts of extinct vertebrates.
   http://brainmuseum.org/Evolution/paleo/

» PrehistoricPlanet.com
   Dinosaur and fossil news and features including interviews with paleontologists and interactive science modules.
   http://www.prehistoricplanet.com/

» So You Want To Be a Paleontologist?
   Advice on how to become a paleontologist and which colleges offer programs in vertebrate paleontology.
   http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/~rowe/dinosaur/FAQs.html

» SuperCroc
   Information on the crocodile Sarchosuchus imperator with interactive games and movie clips.
   http://www.supercroc.org

» The Archosauria
   The great archosaur lineage includes crocodiles, dinosaurs, pterosaurs and many other diapsids. Information on their fossil record, life history, ecology, systematics and morphology.
   http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/archosauria.html

» Transitional Vertebrate Fossils FAQ
   Provides a discussion on the explanation for the gaps that exist in the fossil record between different groups of vertebrates.
   http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-transitional/part1a.html#amph1

» Turtles: Business as Usual
   Article on turtles which were the most abundant and diverse reptiles in Paleocene faunas with about 50 genera known from Paleocene sediments.
   http://www.paleocene-mammals.de/turtles.htm

» U. Texas - Vertebrate Paleontology Lab
   Research and collections information from the VP lab of the Texas Memorial Museum (UT, Austin).
   http://www.tmm.utexas.edu/vpl/

» Vertebrate Paleontology
   The Carnegie Museum of Natural History presents current research and news on this topic..
   http://www.carnegiemnh.org/vp/