Glen J. Kuban

Contents

Invertebrates
Microfossils

Invertebrates

• Bryozoa - Covers recent and fossil bryozoa ("moss animals"). By Phillip Bock, Royal Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Victoria, Australia.

• Crinoids, the BioQuest Project - Explores the relationships and environments of modern and ancient crinoids (sea lilies).

• Fossil Chelicerates . - By Lyall I. Anderson and colleagues of the University of Manchester

• Invertebrates at FMNH - A searchable invertebrate paleontology type specimen collection at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

• Mollia - A site devoted to malacologists, paleontologists and biologists who study molluscs, including gastropods (snails), pelecypods (clams and oysters), cephalopds (ammonies, nautiloids, etc.) and related animals.

• Molloscs On-line. . _ Links to Internet resources on molluscs.

• Ordovician invertebrates - Images and descriptions of invertebrate fossils collected from the Trentonian Galena and Maquoketa formations in Wisconsin, by Jeremy Shaw of the University of Wisconsin.

• Steve Kurth's Fossils of New Jersey - Includes images of fossil insects in amber.

• Ontongeny of the Trilobites by Rudy Lerosey-Aubril. devoted to the development of these extinct arthropods.

• Introduction to the Trilobites

• Trilobites - Features trilobites from paleontology graduate student Andrew MacRae at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada.

• Trilobite Cookies - A recipe for yummy trilobite-shaped cookies. Crunch a bunch.

• UCMP Invertebrates - A searchable invertebrate paleontology type specimen collection at the University of California's Museum of Paleontology.

Microfossils

• American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists The AASP is a professional organization for palynologists-- paleontologists who study ancient pollen. Includes links to related sites.

• Canadian Association of Palynologists
• Diatoms - Explores an interesting group of fossil microbes. Sponsored by the Biology Department at Indiana State University.

• Marine Micropaleontology - Information about this scientific journal for micropaleontologists, with a listing of previous issues.

• Microscopy - Microscopy resources on the world-wide web for K-16 teachers. Includes useful links for teaching students about optical and electron microscopy and their applications in science, including paleontology.

• Microfossils - Quaternary Foraminiferida and Ostracoda from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada.

• Nannoplankton - Microscopic images and biostratigraphic information about Mesozoic and Cenozoic calcareous nannoplankton fossils.

• Palynology - Information about this scientific journal for palynologists with on-line abstracts of previously published papers.

• Palynology at University of Calgary - This site by Andrew MacRae of Alberta, Canada discusses the the study if fossil pollen, spores, and algae, and the information they provide about paleoenvironments.

• Pleistocene Algae - By graduate student David Hills at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. This site provides information on crustose coralline algae from Pleistocene lagoons in the Caribbean. Included are miucroscopic images.

• Quaternary Microfossils - This site by Dr. Cyril Rodrigues at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada includes electron microscope images of Quaternary Foraminifera and Ostracods from the Gulf of St. Lawrence

• Radiolarian Biostratigraphy. - This site, by Dr. Fabrice Cordey of the Geological Survey of Canada, describes how radiolarian biostratigraphy is used to study the geologic and tectonic evolution of the Canadian Cordillera.

• UCMP Microfossils - A searchable microfossil type specimen collection at the University of California at Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology. Included is a small foraminiferan catalog with scanning electron microscope images.