Sixteen slides showcase an average day on the job for a paleontologist, Ross MacPhee. Engaging images include world maps and real-world photographs from an archeological dig in Antarctica. A brief description accompanies each slide.

Who doesn't want to know more about the mysterious dinosaurs? Learners read about dinosaurs and the process scientists use to continue learning more about the animals in an interview-type format. A paleontologist responds to submitted...

Learn about what a fossil is, the different types that scientists use for study, and processes that form them. [2:57]

Learn about fossils in this colorful and easy to read site. Aimed at elementary age students, find out how fossils were formed, the different kinds and sizes, where located, their importance, and more.

"Marine fossils and their living relatives" is part of a larger site dedicated to the research and collection information of the Burke Museum on Paleontology.

The American Geological Institute has done an excellent job of defining and explaining evolution in this online booklet. Darwin, fossils, natural selection, and change over time are some of the concepts that are covered. Make sure to see...

Detailed information on the preservation of fossils includes when fossils were formed and what animals formed them.

This tree of life is presented in an outline format. The outline is arranged in a hierarchical manner organized from the largest group (domain) to the smallest group (class). This interactive outline includes pictures of fossils and...

A suite of lessons focusing on finding the fossil evidence for lithospheric plate tectonics. Inquiry-based exploration of plate tectonics evidence includes fossil distribution, earthquakes, and volcanoes.

Newspaper-formatted Devonian Times reports on the ongoing exploration and research being conducted at Red Hill, a Devonian-period fossil site located in central Pennsylvania, where an impressive array of fossilized animal and plant life...