Palaeontological Links

The links below cover a broad cross-section of sites related to vertebrate palaeontology. Please inform Robert Reisz of any broken links, or of any interesting sites that aren't listed below.

Professional Resources

The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology - Includes the "Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates" on-line database, a gold mine of useful citations. It is also the home of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Tree of Life - An encyclopedic listing of major living and fossil taxa, cladistically organised and very comprehensive.

The Paleontology Portal - Curious about your local geology and the ancient life preserved in the rocks under your feet? Planning a summer vacation and want to know something about the paleontology of your destination? Interested in finding an image of your favorite fossil? The Paleontology Portal is the place to go for North American paleontology.

The Paleontological Society - The Paleontological Society is an international organization devoted exclusively to the advancement of the science of paleontology. It is also the home of the Journal of Paleontology.

Digital Morphology - The Digital Morphology library is a dynamic archive of information on digital morphology and high-resolution X-ray computed tomography of biological specimens, funded by the National Science Foundation at the University of Texas, Austin.

Understanding Evolution - Berkeley's "one-stop source for information on evolution".

Specific Paleontology Groups

Yale University Department of Geology and Geophysics - The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History holds one of the nation's most important collection of fossils.

Vertebrate Paleontology at Carnegie Museum of Natural History - The mission of the Section of Vertebrate Paleontology at Carnegie Museum of Natural History is to expand the scientific understanding of fossil vertebrates through original research, to collect and preserve vertebrate fossils through field exploration and curation of our fossil collection, and to participate in science education through museum exhibitions, public education, and scientific lectures.

Vertebrate Paleontology, Harvard University - The Vertebrate Paleontology collection in the Museum of Comparative Zoology is managed and employed as a resource for research and teaching in the areas of vertebrate evolution, functional anatomy, and systematics. Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.

Bernard Price Institute - The Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research (BPI) is part of the School of Geosciences in the Faculty of Science of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Dinosauria On-Line - Includes the incredible "On-Line Journal of Dinosaur Paleontology".

Museums

Royal Ontario Museum - Toronto, Ontario. The new Jim and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs feature the ROM's renowned collection of dinosaur skeletons

Canadian Museum of Nature - Ottawa, Ontario. The Talisman Energy Fossil Gallery reopened after extensive renovations and improvements in 2006.

Royal Tyrrell Museum - In the heart of the badlands, 6 km (4 mi) northwest of Drumheller, Alberta, in Midland Provincial Park.

Carnegie Museum of Natural History - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Washington, DC.

The Field Museum - Chicago, Illinois.

Museum of Paleontology at Berkeley - Maybe a bit tricky to navigate, but contains extensive information on a variety of fossil vertebrates.

Paleo-People

Hans-Dieter Sues - Fossil tetrapod researcher at the Smithsonian. A repeat offender frequent collaborator with our research group.

Stuart Sumida - Vertebrate palaeontologist at the University of California, San Bernardino. Website includes information on the early Permian Bromacker project.

Mark Wilson - Palaeoichthyologist at the University of Alberta.

Christian Sidor - Christian's areas of interest include Central Pangean vertebrates, the origin of mammals and polar life during the Permian and Triasssic.

Other Paleo-Related Sites

Quirks & Quarks - Quirks & Quarks, hosted by Bob McDonald, is the award-winning radio science program of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). The program is heard by a national audience in Canada of nearly 500,000 people, and around the world on short-wave via Radio Canada International. Robert has been a frequent guest of the show, to answer paleontology questions and explain new fossil discoveries that make the headlines. The link will take you to the Quirks & Quarks Archives page; enter "Robert Reisz" in the keyword search box, and you will be taken to a page with audio links to all of the programs Robert has been on. Listen up!