The Yellowstone Paleontological Survey part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The goal of this website is to increase the awareness of Yellowstone National Park's paleontological resources, and provide a framework for future research projects. In this report, information can ...

Geology of the Black Hills part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This presents a virtual geology field trip of the Black Hills. The topics that are covered include the general geology of the area, engineering and environmental issues, economic uses such as gold ...

Ichnofacies part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This web page provides an overview of some of the types of ichnofacies. Using diagrams, descriptions and a chart, this page describes the different ichnofacies as they transition from offshore to ...

Trace Fossil Image Database part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This database from Emory University consists of images and basic information concerning trace fossils photographed by Anthony Martin. Included in this information is the formation, age, and locality ...

GEOLogic: The Big Five Mass Extinctions part of SERC Web Resource Collection

GEOLogic questions are puzzles that were developed to support students understanding of geoscience concepts while challenging them to develop better logic and problem solving skills. In this ...

Paleos: The Trace of Life on Earth part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Paleos is a highly annotated, illustrated, interactive geologic timescale. The website contains detailed descriptions of scientific terms and time periods as well as biological and geological ...

Peabody Museum of Natural History: The Age of Reptiles Mural part of SERC Web Resource Collection

As part of the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University website, this page contains useful information concerning animal and plant life during the "Age of Reptiles", spanning the Permian, ...

A Virtual Museum of Fossils part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This collection of fossils contains 300 fossils of vertebrates and invertebrates and casts of fossils from national museums, universities and private collections. For each geologic time period, the ...

Introduction: how and when did microbes change the world? part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This is a review article published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. It summarizes the current consensus and points of debate regarding the age and history of life on Earth. It ...

Collaborative learning in an upper-division university geobiology course part of SERC Print Resource Collection
The paleontology course described in this article has fully half of the lecture time devoted to group projects: reviewing original literature, engaging in debate, working with data sets and solving ...