University of California
Ucmp: Hot Blooded or Cold Blooded?
An easy-to-understand explanation of what it means to either hot- or cold-blooded.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: What Killed the Dinosaurs?
Researchers are beginning to find data implicating that an asteroid impact and supervolcanoes might have been the beginning of the end of dinosaurs on Earth.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Crocodiles!
This PBS Nova site lists a table of contents on subjects involving the Crocodile. How did they outlive the dinosaurs? What makes them tick? What are the different types of crocodiles?
Other
Hartao: An Introduction to Plate Tectonics
Introduces South African Alexander Toit as naming Gondwanaland and Laurasia.
Other
Black Hills Institute of Geological Research: Unearthing T. Rex
Follow the steps of paleontologists as they excavate Tyrannosaurus bones. This project took place in 2004 but there is plenty of useful information on the website for learning more about the T. Rex. Such as, how do you tell a male from a...
Other
Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc.: Stan T. Rex
Stan T. Rex is the name given to a Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton that was excavated and reconstructed by the Black Hills Institute. Stan is sixty-five percent bone and among the most complete T. Rex skeletons in the world that scientists...
Other
Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc.: Sue T. Rex Story
Sue T. Rex is the largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton to date. Its discovery and excavation by the Black Hills Institute is described in these pages. Sue now resides at the Field Museum in Chicago. What's unique about Sue...
Other
Digi Morph: Dinosaurs at Digi morph.org
DigiMorph is a database of high-quality images from living and extinct animals, made available for scientists, educators, researchers and students. This section is devoted to dinosaur fossils, some of them among the most famous in the...
Other
James Gurney: Dinotopia
Dinotopia is a fabulous series by James Gurney that takes place in a fantasy world populated with humans and dinosaurs. The books were made into a television miniseries which is available on DVD. The Dinotopia site is rich with pictures...
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Online Exhibitions
A collection of exhibits that can be found online allowing students to research the museums' artifacts and displays. Exhibits include earth science and dinosaurs topics.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Earth and Life History
In this amazingly comprehensive tutorial you will learn about the geological and environmental changes that occurred during the geologic time scale.
The Field Museum
The Field Museum
The Field Museum's online presence offers a sneak preview of what you'll find when visiting, as well as access to online exhibits, images, collections and research, and interactive tools.
Other
Houston Museum of Natural History
This site has links to all aspects of the Houston Museum of Natural History.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What Do You Know? Dinosaurs
Test knowledge about dinosaurs with this ten question quiz.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Paleont O Logy: The Big Dig
This colorful and inviting resource houses tons of paleontology activities to explore. Play the Layers of Time puzzle game, create your own make-believe dig site by burying chicken bones in plaster of Paris, learn how to draw dinosaurs,...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Layers of Time: Fossil Game
Game through which students order layers of sedimentary rock, from oldest to newest, based on the type of fossils they contain.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Animals: Find a Fossil
Anyone might discover a new dinosaur when they find a fossil. Includes audio narration in 7 additional languages with text in English.
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum, London, England
Great site providing a "Quickindex" to find various resources. Also included are links to more information on this museum.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Creatures
This is the opening site for the online exhibit at the Natural History Museum. The exhibit features a wealth of information on dinosaurs including a dinosaur directory, fossil specimens, information, pictures, and more. The exhibit also...
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Dinosaur Depot Museum: The Dinosaurs of Marsh and Cope [Pdf]
This booklet was written by Kenneth Carpenter from the Denver Museum of Natural History. It looks at the Jurassic dinosaurs that lived in Garden Park, Colorado. These included carnivorous dinosaurs, thunder lizards, Ornithopods, and...
Museums Victoria
Melbourne Museum: Dinosaur Walk
This is an excellent, high-quality resolution, virtual tour of the dinosaur exhibits at the Melbourne Museum in Australia. Provides information about seventeen dinosaurs, a coloring fact sheet for each, and videos of scientists talking...
Museums Victoria
Museum Victoria: 600 Million Years: Victoria Evolves
600 Million Years is a permanent exhibition at the Melbourne Museum that examines how Australia evolved through the geological ages, and the dinosaurs and other prehistoric life that lived in the Victoria area in the distant past. The...
Museums Victoria
Melbourne Museum: Meet the Skeletons
A database with detailed fact sheets for seventeen dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, including illustrations, a map, a timeline, physical characteristics, etc.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: Dino Directory
An excellent database of over three hundred dinosaurs from around the world. They are organized by country, continent, time period, and by alphabetical order, and each dinosaur has pictures and facts about it.