http://www.paleoportal.org Recent additions to Paleoportal.org (c) 2006 PaleoPortal.org en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 20:30:02 PDT Join us for a first of its kind symposium at this year's PaleoFest. In commemoration of Burpee Museum's 15th Annual PaleoFest, we will be hosting a Late Cretaceous symposium titled "The End of the Dinosaurs: Changes in the Late Cretaceous Biosphere" in partnership with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The symposium will feature approximately 30 lectures from an international, and world-renowned field of speakers.We are also very excited to welcome back Dr. Scott Sampson, also known as Dr. Scott the Paleontologist, from PBS's popular children's program "Dinosaur Train!" Dr. Scott will be giving TWO Children's Lectures and a Children's Workshop during PaleoFest weekend. http://www.burpee.org/PaleoFest2013_003.asp Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:47:49 PST This is the official blog of the Paleontology & Geology Research Lab at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences. http://expeditionlive.org/ Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:38:32 PST Virtual field trips to two world-famous fossil localities in the middle Miocene Barstow Formation, California; detailed text, with images of fossils and on-site photos. http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/barstowfossils/barstowfossils.html Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:04:51 PDT The Dr. John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center is dedicated to preserving the natural and cultural history of Orange County, California. The Cooper Center, a partnership between O.C. Parks and California State University Fullerton, is committed to the preservation, curation, and management of the fossils and artifacts collected within the County. http://coopercenter.fullerton.edu/ Wed, 23 May 2012 13:19:15 PDT From the Dr. John D. Cooper Center Archaeological and Paleontological Center, comes the Cooper Channel. A channel dedicated to producing educational shows for all ages that focus on Orange County paleontology and archaeology. http://www.youtube.com/user/CooperCenterOC Wed, 23 May 2012 13:16:30 PDT This 2012 Journal of Paleontology paper by Collette, Gass, and Hagadorn argues for euthycarcinoid origins for Protichnites ermita traces. http://independent.academia.edu/KennethGass/Papers/1625264/Protichnites_eremita_unshelled_Experimental_model-based_neoichnology_and_new_evidence_for_a_euthycarcinoid_affinity_for_this_ichnospecies Tue, 15 May 2012 12:37:27 PDT An amateur collection of fossils gathered at various sites in Illinois, primarily Ordovician. http://www.cirrusimage.com/ordovician_fossils_illinois.htm Tue, 08 May 2012 17:07:48 PDT The Dinosaur Society encourages everyone to learn about and enjoy dinosaurs, and to support the work of people engaged in the science of palaeontology http://www.dinosaursociety.com Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:02:42 PDT This dinosaur listing is data-packed and can be sorted by dinosaur length, weight, time period, etc. http://dinosaurs.findthedata.org/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:59:50 PST This visually stunning online exhibition from the Royal Ontario Museum and Parks Canada, addresses aspects of history, research, education, outreach and visitor access to one of the most famous paleontological sites in the world. See amazing 3D animations, digital reconstructions and high-resolution images of the Burgess fossils. http://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/en/index.php Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:53:28 PST A virtual field trip to a world-famous late Triassic-early Jurassic fossil locality; detailed text; on-site images; images of fossils. http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/ammonitecanyon/ammonitecanyon.html Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:22:35 PST Integrates a Geographic Information System (GIS) with the FAUNMAP (Pliocene through Holocene) and MIOMAP (late Oligocene through Miocene) databases of mammal occurrences. Find all the localities where a certain taxa is known, make maps, and download the data in easy to use formats. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/neomap/ Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:01:21 PST Virtual field trips to two classic fossil localities in the Upper Triassic Luning Formation of Nevada; detailed text; on-site images; photos of fossils. http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/triassic/triassicfossils.html Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:43:44 PDT Images of several fossil brachiopods, dating in geologic age from early Cambrian to Pleistocene, with explanatory text. http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/brachiopods/brachiopods.html Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:17:29 PDT Image of the youngest fossil foliage of giant sequoia yet discovered, with explanatory text. http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/index1.htm Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:14:48 PDT Images of fossil leaves and insect from the famous middle Miocene Savage Canyon Formation, Nevada. http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/index2.htm Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:09:47 PDT Take a virtual field trip to a world-famous Early Cambrian locality in northwestern Death Valley National Park; detailed text, with on-site image and links to images of fossils. http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/dv/wsgeology.htm Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:07:27 PDT Take a virtual field trip to a 37-million-year-old fossil plant and insect locality; detailed text; images of fossils; on-site images. http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/br/bullrun.html Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:24:44 PDT A virtual visit to a world-famous fossil ammonoid locality in Nevada roughly 235 million years old--it could well be the single best middle Triassic ammonoid locality in the world; many images of fossils; on-site images. http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/ammonoids/ammonoids.html Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:22:33 PDT Take a virtual field trip to a 40-million-year-old fossil plant locality in northeastern Nevada; detailed text; images of fossils; on-site images. http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/cb/copperbasin.html Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:19:02 PDT Visit a classic 325-million-year-old fossil locality near the crest of California's Inyo Mountains; detailed text; images of fossils; scenic images. http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/im/inyofossils.html Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:16:51 PDT A virtual field trip to what could well be the single best early Triassic ammonoid locality in North America; detailed text; images of fossils; on-site images. http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/thaynes/nevadaammonoids.html Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:13:47 PDT Take a detailed virtual field trip to two 475-million-year-old fossil localities in central Nevada; explanatory text; images of fossils; on-site images. http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/tr/toquima.html Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:10:55 PDT Take a virtual field trip to a prolific fossil locality north of Death Valley National Park; detailed text; images of fossils; on-site images. http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/gp/goldpoint.html Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:08:11 PDT A virtual field trip to a classic 480-million-year-old fossil locality in the vicinity of Beatty, Nevada, near Death Valley National Park; detailed text; images of fossils; on-site images. http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/beatty/beattyfossils.html Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:05:32 PDT