Paleontology
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- Extinctions: Cycles of Life and Death Through Time
- Covers patterns and periodicity of extinction, with discussions of major mass extinctions and minor extinction events.
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- Our Nemesis?
- Article on a paper by David Raup and John Sepkoski, two respected paleontologists, making the remarkable claim that great catastrophes occur on the Earth every 26 million years,
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- The Cosmic Clock, the Cycle of Terrestrial Mass Extinctions
- Paper by J. A. Marusek. A dual cycle of extinction events is observed and well ordered in geological time. Two primary mechanisms, Oort cloud comet impacts and nearby supernova events are synchronized to the passage of the solar system through the spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy. [PDF]
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- The Late Devonian Mass Extinction
- A professional technical paper discussing whether the Late Devonian (Frasnian-Famennian) mass extinction was initiated by an extraterrestrial impact or an earth-bound event. [PDF]
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- Fossil Localities
- Kuban's Paleo Place provides links to a number of famous fossil sites and formations.
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- Collecting Fossils
- Basic information on fossil collecting. Includes links to related sites and a calendar for fossil shows in the US.
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- Fossils Galore
- Jamie Jordan is a young enthusiast who has been collecting fossils since he was four years old. Besides photographs of his collection, there is much information here and a link to the Fossil Forum which he has set up.
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- Xfossils.com. Uncover the Mysteries of Deep Time
- Promotes collaboration between amateur and professional paleontologists. Multiple forums and places to post pictures.
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- A History of Dinosaur Hunting
- Dinosaur hunters and their discoveries, from Gideon Mantell and the changing shape of the Iguanodon to the present day
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- Strange Science: The Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and Biology
- A collection of misguided attempts to explain natural history, including honest and dishonest mistakes.
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- The UnMuseum: Dinosaurs of the Victorian Era
- Article describing the discovery of bones of giant reptiles in the 1800's and the growing interest and rivalry that followed.
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- Journal of Taphonomy
- The aim of the Journal of Taphonomy is to facilitate the academic spread of information that is basic to the interpretation of past systems of biotic interaction. Provides submission and subscription information.
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- Taphonomy
- Information from Wikipedia on the study of decaying organisms over long periods of time. This process involves the transition of organisms from the biosphere to the lithosphere as they become fossilized.
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- Taphonomy of the Rhynie Chert
- University of Aberdeen presentation of the preservation of biota in Rhynie chert.