Vertebrates

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    • 19 pages found in Vertebrates:

    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/

    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

    Australia's Lost Kingdoms
    Exhibit from the Australian Museum covering Australia's fossil history from 110 million years ago.
    http://www.lostkingdoms.com/

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

    Fossil Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds
    Information on these fossils from the American Museum of Natural History with a gallery of fossil images.
    http://paleo.amnh.org/Collections/FARB/FARBColl.htm

    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

    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/

    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

    Transitional Vertebrate Fossils FAQ
    A large, but by no means complete, list of transitional fossils that are known.
    http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-transitional.html

    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/

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