Earth Sciences 402: Introduction to Earth History Links to Web Resources
The sites linked below are good Internet resources for the study of Earth History. Follow these links to expand on the principles that we have discussed during lecture. This list will be kept current, and as new sites appear all the time, the list is liable to change. Keep checking back for different web sites. Send me an email if you know of a site that should be added! Clicking on the links below will open a new browser window.	An alluvial fan in the Basin and Range of western North America. Study of the role plate tectonics plays in processes at the earth surface (like erosion and deposition) is one of the subjects taught in this course.
Useful and Interesting Earth Sciences Links UNH Department of Earth Sciences "Strata" -- A Website detailing William Smith's original work on the Principle of Faunal Sucession. Put together by UNH Professor Emeritus Dr. Cecil Schneer. Paleomap Project - This page has computer animations showing the reconstructed movements of continents through time. (You'll need the Shockwave plug-in to view the animations.) The download time can be a bit long on a modem, but the animations are really good at making the concept of plate tectonics clear. 402 students should find this helpful, especially for our Case Study on "The Appalachian Mountain Chain." Smithsonian Human Origins Project - A look at the evolution of humans. This site features casts of early human fossils from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. NOTE - A former ESCI 402 Teaching Assistant, John Finarelli, is the mastermind behind this page. Dinosauria Online: Dinosaur Omnipedia - If you are interested in dinosaurs, this place has it all. Lists of Dinosaur genera, a cladogram showing their evolutionary relationships, anatomical dictionaries, and, most important, a pronunciation guide! Also, check out the Geologic Ages of the Earth and the Maps of the Ancient World sections of this site; 402 students should find these helpful. The Tree of Life - Run through the University of Arizona, this is one of the most comprehensive attempts on the WWW to describe the evolutionary relationships of all life on Earth. There are ample links to further Web resources for each taxonomic group featured. The Scientific Method - A Web Page put together at the University of Cincinnati detailing the scientific method. A good resource for all science students. GEOREF - A searchable database of geological literature. You can access this service free from any UNH computer. Geologylink.com - A clearinghouse of geological information and web sites. It includes virtual field trips, glossary of geological terms, geology in the news etc. CHRONOS - this site has lots of earth history resources for students of all ages. Paleobiology Database - A growing full searchable database of paleontological collections from around the world. Professional Societies Geological Society of America - professional organization of geologists The Paleontological Society - professional organization of paleontologists The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology - professional society of vertebrate paleontologists Natural History Museums National Museum of Natural History: Smithsonian - Washington, DC American Museum of Natural History - New York, NY Carnegie Museum of Natural History - Pittsburgh, PA Burke Museum of Natural History - Seattle, WA University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology - Ann Arbor, MI The Natural History Museum - London, England University of California Museum of Paleontology - Berkeley, CA. This site provides a very detailed and comprehensive look into the state of phylogenetics (the evolutionary interrelations of life on Earth).
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