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General
Sites
Taxon Lift
*****
Well organised basic introductory descriptions of most groups of fossil
organisms. Covers their fossil record, ecology, systematics and morphology.
From UCMP.
Learning from the fossil
record ***
Excellent starting point from UCMP.
World
Paleontological Society ****
One of the largest worldwide collections of fossil images on the www.
With Palaeozoic, Jurassic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic collections.
Assemblages
Virtual Silurian Reef
****
Distribution of Silurian reefs, reef organisms, biodiversity and in the
field.
Fossils of the Sydney
Basin ***
Fact sheets on Frogs, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Fish and other marine
animals, Insects, Spiders, Marine and other invertebrates, and Dinosaurs.
Albian of Kent ***
Fossils of the Gault Clay and Folkestone Beds, of mid-Cretaceous age.
Inclusive ammonites and bivalves.
Eocene of Kent ***
London Clay, Lower Eocene fossils from the Isle of Sheppey.
British
fossil fauna and flora ***
From trilobites to ammonites with some images.
Fossils from the jura of
Solnhofen, Germany ***
The famous location of the Archaeopteryx, with crustacea, insects and
fish.
Japanese
Fossils ***
Fossils of Permian to Pleistocene age.
Ice Ages
***
Mammoths, sabre tooth cats and associated flora and fauna.
Mazon
Creek Fossils ***
Plants and animals from the Carboniferous of Illinois inclusive shrimps,
crabs, bivalves, jellyfish, fish, worms and insects.
Hall
of Florida Fossils ***
Mainly Tertiary fossils from the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Fossils of
the Late Miocene ***
Shark teeth, fish teeth, invertebrates, mammal teeth and bones from California.
Fossils
of Rancho La Brea ***
The famous tar pits with extensive collection of fossil mammals.
Eocene
fossils ***
From Colorado, inclusive images of Coleoptera, Diptera and other misc
fossils inclusive flora.
Nashville Fossils
***
Ordovician brachiopods, sponges, corals, bryozoa, bivalves and cephalopods.
Hagerman Fossil Beds
***
Idaho, plants and animals which represent the last glimpse of time that
existed before the Ice Age, and the earliest appearances of modern flora
and fauna. Famous for horses.
Ancient
Life Found in Kansas Rocks ***
An Introduction to Common Kansas Fossils; Plants, Fusulinids, Sponges,
Corals, Bryozoans, Brachiopods, Molluscs, Arthropods-Trilobites, Echinoids,
Crinoids, Fish and Sharks, Reptiles and Mammals.
Fossils
of Kentucky ***
Common
Animal and Plant Fossils of Louisiana ***
Plant Fossils, Invertebrate Fossils and Vertebrate Fossils.
Texas
Fossils ***
Lower Cretaceous gastropods, echinoids, bivalves and corals.
Ashfall Fossil
Beds ***
10 million years ago, hundreds of rhinos, three-toed horses, camels and
other animals died and were buried by volcanic ash around the edges of
a watering hole.
Fossils in Counties
of Maryland **
Trilobites, sharks teeth, dinosaurs, molluscs, plants and brachiopods.
Burgess
Shale fossils **
A selection of images with short text.
Lee
Creek aka Aurora **
A Neogene Fauna from North Carolina. Sharks.
Silurian fossils
**
Excellent images of trilobites, cystoids and starfish.
Hogtown Creek Fossils
**
Sharks, rays and echinoids from the Tertiary with species lists.
Utah Eocene
Fossil Insects and Plants **
With images.
Ammonites & other Cephalopods
Ammonites
of Wissant ***
Images, plus the stratigraphy, evolution and palaeoecology of ammonites
from one of the classic Albian field locations.
Cephalopods
of Utah ***
Images of ammonites and other cephalopods of Ordovician to Cretaceous
in age.
Ammonites ***
Images of mainly French ammonites of Triassic to Cretaceous in age.
Ammonites ***
40+ images on N. American and worldwide Late cretaceous ammonites.
Fossil Cephalopods
FAQ **
Brief summary of cephalopod evolution and palaeoecology.
Index of Ammonites
**
A limited number of good images.
Fossil
Nautiloidea page **
Detailed discussion with links.
Ammonites
**
Ammonites from the Cretaceous of Vancouver.
Cretaceous Ammonites
***
From France and Yorkshire. In French.
Ammonites-Mass
Occurrence **
Alpine Lower Cretaceous of Austria.
Ammonites
***
From Union Wash, California.
Ammonites ***
Basic information about their mode of live, stratigraphy, evolution and
extinction.
Ammonites **
From Hokkaido, Japan.
Ammonites
from Northern Germany ***
Slow loading but with a lot of images. In German.
Nevada
**
Ammonites And Brachiopods In
Elko County, Nevada
Arachnids
Arachnid
Origins and Evolution**
All about spiders, sea spiders, horseshoe crabs etc.
Brachiopods
World Brach Net
***
Detailed taxonomy and evolution of Brachiopods worldwide. With links.
Brachiophiles **
Site devoted to Palaeozoic Brachiopods with images and links.
British
Brachiopods
**
With a glossary, key and images of British Brachiopods.
Brachiopod
fossils from Kentucky **
With images.
Brachiopoda
**
Morphology, classification and ecology.
Brachiopods
Online **
All about Brachiopods.
Brachiopods
***
All about Brachiopods, with images, in French.
Nevada
**
Ammonites And Brachiopods In
Elko County, Nevada
Conodonts
A hidden world of
Conodonts **
A good introduction to this subject.
Corals & Sponges
Rugose
& Tabulate Corals **
Classification, taxonomy, brief descriptions and images of fossil corals.
Porifera
and Cnidaria ***
Classification, ecology etc with links and references.
Rugosa
**
Classification etc. with links.
Echinoids
Echinoid gallery
**
Excellent images.
Fish
The fish out of time ***
The coelacanth, perhaps the most famous 'living fossil.'
Graptolites
Big G
**
British & Irish group. Basic info and images.
Graptolite
Showcase ***
Mainly from Norway. With images.
Les Graptolites
**
Belgium. With images.
Moffat
**
Dobb's Linn, Geology, Graptolites
Horses
Fossil
horses in cyberspace ***
From the Florida Museum of Natural History
Insects
Nevada
**
Fossil Plants And Insects At
Bull Run, Nevada
Nevada
**
Fossil Leaves And An Insect
From Stewart Valley, Nevada
Microfossils
Micropalaeontology
***
Link site for Foraminfera, Ostracods, Coccoliths and more.
Plant Fossils
Plant Fossil
Record ****
Includes a database of over 10,000 genera, plus Palaeomaps and much more.
Plant
Fossils of West Virginia ***
Includes excellent plant fossil images plus information on the general
geology of Pennsylvania, plus links.
Geosites
for Palaeozoic Palaeobotany **
Summaries of 40 globally significant field localities for Palaeozoic Palaeobotany.
Links
for Palaeobotany **
With a Triassic bias.
Petrified
Wood From Western Washington **
A guide
Plant
fossils of W. Virginia **
Plant fossils of the Pennsylvanian Period.
Bournemouth
Cliffs **
Geology, with Leaf Beds
Lulworth
Area **
Pt. 2 - Fossil Forest
Solent
**
Geology - Submerged Forest
Arizona
**
Petrified forest national park
Nevada
**
Fossil Plants And Insects At
Bull Run, Nevada
Nevada
**
Field Trip To The Copper Basin
Fossil Flora
Nevada
**
Fossil Leaves And An Insect
From Stewart Valley, Nevada
Trace Fossils
Trace
Fossil Image Database ***
Scores of images with brief descriptions.
Introduction
to Ichnology ***
The study of trace fossils explained with images.
Trilobites
A guide
to the Orders of Trilobites ***
Excellent, well structured site with everything you need to know about
trilobites. Includes fact sheets, FAQ's and detailed taxonomy with superb
images. The only Trilobite site you need?
Kevin's Trilobite
home page ***
Includes images and links worldwide with a listing of trilobite images
on the www plus anything trilobite related.
Trilobites
and their Evoloution ***
A good general introduction to the subject.
Trilobite
Gallery ***
Mainly of value for the scores of images of Trilobites; from Sweden.
The attic of
Trilobites ***
Numerous large images.
Czec Trilobites
***
Cambrian to Devonian.
Among my Trilobites
***
A large number of images.
Ordovician Trilobites
of Brittany **
Slow loading.
Lower Cambrian Trilobites
from the Inyo-White Mountains, E. California **
From UCLA with 13 images.
Oklahoma
**
Trilobites images and sites.
Trilobites **
Emuella for S. Australia.
The
Paleozoic Fossils of Ontario **
Ordovician and Silurian trilobites.
The
Semi-Compleat Trilobite **
A simple site with 30+ images of Cambrian to Devonian in age.
Trilobites from Wenlock
**
For sale, but with lots of good images.
Trilobites
***
All about their classification, morphology and ecology.
Whales
Whale
Fossil found in Chula Vista **
Brief discussion with images. California.
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