The Tyrant Lizards: The Tyrannosauridae part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site describes a group of huge carnivores that must have tyrannically ruled the land during the Cretaceous period. They are known as Tyrannosauridae. Members of this group are listed, including ...

The Troodontidae: Smartest of the Non-Avian Dinosaurs? part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site describes the Troodontidae, a small group (maybe five different species) of very rare and hence poorly known maniraptorans. They are only known from a few incomplete specimens from the ...

The Formation of Pangaea: The Making of a Supercontinent part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site explains the events during the Paleozoic era that led up to the formation of the Pangaea supercontinent in the Mesozoic era. The existence in the Paleozoic era of the supercontinent ...

Geology Fieldnotes: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This Capitol Reef National Park site contains park geology information, park maps, photographs, visitor information, and a teacher feature (resources for teaching geology with National Park ...

Mantle Plumes and Mountain Building part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This page presents an abstract from the American Scientist March-April 1999 issue. It discusses how the westward progress of the North American plate over the relatively stationary Yellowstone plume ...

Tour of Park Geology: Mountain Building part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site provides links to tours of National Parks, National Monuments, and Recreation Areas associated with major mountain building periods. The parks are divided into groups by mountain building ...

Geology Fieldnotes: Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Located on the Colorado Plateau in Utah, this canyon is comprised mostly of sedimentary rocks, and continues to be eroded and shaped by the Paria River. Its geologic and human history are outlined on ...

Geology Fieldnotes: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This Capitol Reef National Park site contains park geology information, park maps, photographs, visitor information, and a teacher feature (resources for teaching geology with National Park ...

Geology Fieldnotes: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This National Park Service resource includes information about geology, park maps, visitor information, photographs, and links to other sites about this park. Geologic information spans the entire ...

Tertiary Paleogeography and Tectonic History, Central Arizona part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This website presents images and text depicting the paleogeography and tectonic evolution of central Arizona during the Tertiary period. Emphasis is on an evolving Oligocene to Miocene drainage ...