An Introduction to Geology: 8
Fossils & Palaeontology

Lecture slides: 2013_IntroGeol_fossils_Lect8 (pdf) or 2013_IntroGeol_fossils_Lect8_SML (ppt)
3D Fossils (new project led by the British Geological Survey)
British Fossils (book by Peter Doyle)
St Hilda’s ammonite, Hildoceras bifrons (NHM website)
The Palaeontological Association (UK-based organization promoting palaeontological science)
Palaeontology Online (articles about the cutting edge of fossil research, written by palaeontologists)
Palaeocast (Palaeontology podcasts and photos on a wide variety of topics)
Fossil evidence of early life: Oldest_fossil_evidence_PaleoSoc (a short guide by the Paleontological Society)
The fossil record of cyanobacteria (UCMP website)
The earliest evidence of life (Phys.org article). If you want the full scientific version, it can be found here: 3.48 billion year-old microbially induced sedimentary structures.