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Dinosauria On-Line
Information and general resources on dinosaurs and related topics. Includes artwork, photographs, articles, news releases, and other educational material. Dinosauria On-Line provides a wealth of interesting information for the dinosaur enthusiast and is an excellent educational resource for everyone--from younger children to graduate-level students. "The DOL Dinosaur Omnipedia" contains a dictionary of paleontological terms, a pronunciation guide with spoken examples, an anatomical dictionary, a list of dinosaur genera, a dinosaur taxonomy diagram, a geologic time chart, and maps of the earth over geologic time. "Jeff's Journal of Dinosaur Paleontology" includes articles from dinosaur enthusiasts and paleontologists, often archived from newsgroups, on several dinosaur-related subjects, including bird evolution, fossils, extinction, and tyrannosaurs.

NOVA Online – Curse of T. rex
Educational presentation on the dinosaurs and other life of the Mesozoic Era, from the NOVA public television special. Includes information, photographs, and diagrams of the animals, plants, and insects that lived with the dinosaurs, as well as material on the rocks in which they were found.

The Dinosauria
Information from the University of California Museum of Paleontology on the taxonomic group Dinosauria (the dinosaurs). Includes sections on the relationship between dinosaurs and modern birds, the extinction of the dinosaurs, and their warm-bloodedness.

Zoom Dinosaurs
Educational resources on dinosaurs for K-12 students. Includes information on dinosaur species, fossils, extinction theories, anatomy and behavior, and classification. News articles on the latest scientific findings, a collection of quizzes and activities, and an illustrated glossary are other highlights.

Dinosaur/Extinction
Educational presentation for middle-school students on the possible causes of the disappearance of the dinosaurs. Includes pages on asteroid impacts, diseases, volcanoes, and other possibilities.

Dinosaur Eggs
Photoessay on dinosaur eggs from the National Geographic Society. Includes information on where dinosaur eggs are found, how they are scientifically prepared and analyzed, and what types of dinosaurs they might contain.

Nature’s Preservative
A "Why Files" presentation from the National Institute for Science Education, University of Wisconsin at Madison, exploring the role of amber in preserving elements of ancient life (e.g., insects, bacteria, DNA). Includes a glossary and a bibliography of both print resources and Web sites.

Going, Going, Gone
A "Why Files" presentation from the National Institute for Science Education, University of Wisconsin at Madison, focusing on the legal battle over ownership of "Sue," a remarkably complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton discovered in South Dakota in 1990. Features discussions of dinosaurs, the making of fossils, and fossil collecting. Includes a glossary and a bibliography of both print resources and Web sites.

Sue at the Field Museum
Information about the preparation of the famous fossils at their museum home in Chicago, Illinois. Includes a live Web cam of the preparation laboratory.

Sothebys - Sue: The Tyrannosaurus rex
Information on the fossil Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton from the New York City auctioneer. Includes material on the discovery of the fossil and its significance and several photographs and short videos of the skeleton itself.

Paper Dinosaurs, 1824-1969
Presentation of the Linda Hall Library exhibit on the history of dinosaur discovery. Includes a series of more than eighty period prints, artworks, and photographs depicting the dinosaur fossil discoveries of the time and artists' portrayals of their appearance in life. Each plate is accompanied by a description and commentary on the major discoveries, advances, and prevailing theories of the period. Presented in chronological order, the images of this site provide an interesting glimpse into the evolution of our scientific understanding of dinosaurs, and highlight the work of early paleontologists like Edward D. Cope, Othniel C. Marsh, Henry Osborn, Joseph Leidy, and Richard Owen.

The Age of Reptiles Mural
Presentation on the dinosaurs and plants of the Cretaceous, Jurassic, and Triassic periods, as well as flora of the Permian, Carboniferous, and Devonian periods. Features the mural "The Age of Reptiles" at the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University, originally painted by Rudolph Zallinger in 1942-47.

The Natural History Museum, London
Material on dinosaurs and dinosaur collections, with profiles of several individual species. Includes information for projects on natural historians Charles Darwin and Sir Joseph Banks, and a presentation on the possibility of recreating dinosaurs from fossil DNA.

The Field Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Chicago. Includes information on research and education programs plus several short online exhibits on dinosaurs and prehistoric life, with pictures and videos. Online exhibit topics include the preparation of "Sue" the Tyrannosaurus rex fossil.

American Museum of Natural History
Information on the museum, located in New York City. Includes research and education program information and exhibits on amber fossils, Gobi desert dinosaur fossils, and endangered species.