An Introduction to Fossils
Notes (pdf) for my University of York CLL class “An Introduction to Fossils” on Nov. 29th: 2014_Intro_Fossils
Useful links
The challenges of taxonomy, or why reptiles don’t exist any more (article from The Conversation).
Trilobites.info – a marvellous and comprehensive website devoted to understanding trilobites.
The Burgess Shale – Cambrian lagerstatte website from the Royal Ontario Museum (including a Virtual Sea Odyssey).
Primeval Predators – the plastic version of the Burgess Shale!
The Palaeontological Association – promoting palaeontology (also with a Facebook page and a Twitter account).
The Micropalaeontological Society – for lovers of smaller fossils.
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(N. B. Clicking the tag ‘fossils‘ will also bring up plenty of other links and resources on this website).
