Curated OER
Unesco: Canada: Dinosaur Provincial Park
In addition to its particularly beautiful scenery, Dinosaur Provincial Park - located at the heart of the province of Alberta's badlands - contains some of the most important fossil discoveries ever made from the 'Age of Reptiles', in...
Curated OER
New Jersey Fossils: Duckbilled Dinosaur
Skeleton of a duckbilled dinosaur or Edmontosaurus, a type of Hadrosaur.
Curated OER
Artist's Impression of the Dinosaur.
NPR reports on a team of Chinese paleontologists that discovered the fossilized remains of a small flying dinosaur with four wings.
Seeker
Seeker: 142 Million Year Old Dino Footprints Found
Article reports on the discovery of two fossilized dinosaur footprints in Germany and what researchers have been able to learn from the find.
University of California
Ucmp: Birds Decendents of Dinosaurs
This site from the University of California, Berkeley contains general information and links to information about the fossil record of birds, the life history of birds, the systematics of birds, and the morphology of birds.
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Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
This site can be viewed in 3 different languages. When a language is chosen information about the institute comes up and icons are presented for more information.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Buried Bones
A how-to science project with instructions to make a complete dinosaur bone dig site burying chicken bones in plaster of Paris. Click on the starred words to learn more about the topic.
Children's Museum
Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet Frannie the Prenoceratops
Learn what a fossil named "Frannie" can tells us about a herbivorous dinosaur called the Prenoceratops, a cousin of Triceratops. View a taxonomy table, learn about this dinosaur's physical features, and interact with skeleton to learn...
Children's Museum
Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet Stan the T. Rex
What can a fossil named "Stan" tell us about Tyrannosaurus rex? Read about paleontologists' findings about the T. rex diet, teeth, and brain thanks to Stan, and use an interactive skeleton to view and learn about T. rex's bones.
TVOntario
Tvo Kids: Dino Dig
At this site students play the part of a paleontologist Students must first dig up dinosaur bones using special tools and then reconstruct the dinosaur skeleton back at the lab. Along the way, the students will learn interesting facts...
Children's Museum
Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet the Gorgosaur
What do fossils tell us about the Gorgosaurus and how it compares to T. rex? Learn about the size and diet of this "fearsome lizard", and read about the various injuries of Dinosphere's Gorgosaur fossil. Also, "Gorgosaur 360" lets you...
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Troodon Formosus
The Canadian Museum of Nature looks at one of the rarest of dinosaurian fossils - the Troodon Formosus.
Children's Museum
Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet Kelsey the Triceratops
What does a fossil named "Kelsey" tell us about the Triceratops horridus? Learn what the fossils say about this dinosaur's defense system, diet, and size. Be sure to click the "See the skeleton" link to interact with and learn about...
Children's Museum
Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet Bucky the Teenage T Rex
See what a T. rex fossil named "Bucky" tells us about Bucky's life in the late Cretaceous Period and about T. rex in general.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Pterosaur Found in Utah Quarry Had 110 Teeth
Read about the unusual characteristics of a pterosaur discovered in Utah. Includes video.
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The Royal Tyrrell Muesum
This site includes exhibits of the museum, school programs, public programs, research and resources, etc.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Dino Detectives
Fourth graders will learn about prehistoric life in Utah.
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: Prehistoric Life
The focus of this guide is on exploring the massive ancient creatures that roamed the Earth millions of years ago.
PBS
Pbs: Where to Dig
Dinosaurs have intrigued us for many years. As we explore to learn more we need to know where to look. In which type of rock would you find dinosaur fossils? This brief interactive provides real world application for rock characterization.
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Hvpm: Mass Extinctions
An overview of the mass extinctions throughout earth history. Each mass extinction has a link to its own page with a list of its possible causes and the species that were most affected.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Motherly Reptiles
Explore the idea of live birth in prehistoric reptiles.
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky: Earth Science Classroom Activities
A collection of links to activities and lessons that could be used for Earth science concepts including the foil record, creating a timeline of Earth's history, plate tectonics, dinosaurs, and the progression of life on Earth.
EL Education
El Education: Get a Clue
This nonfiction children's book was created by 1st grade students at the Genesee Valley Community Charter School in Rochester, New York, as part of a learning expedition on fossils and local geological history. The expedition consisted...
Other
Catastrophism and Mass Extinctions
An overview of Walter and Luis Alverez's theory that a large meteorite crashed into earth causing huge tidal waves, showers of ash, and an enormous dust cloud.
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