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Selected Web Sites
- Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates
- Searchable database of published descriptions of fossilized vertebrates.
- http://www.bfvol.org
- Cleaning and Preparing Fossils
- Information aimed at the amateur on cleaning fossils.
- http://www.discoveringfossils.co.uk/cleaningfossils.htm
- Dino Russ's Lair
- Easy-to-read, useful content about both fossils and the field of paleontology.
- http://www.dinoruss.org
- Fossil Preparation and Conservation
- Practical information about conserving fossils.
- http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/vertpaleo/resources/prep.htm
- Gray Fossil Site
- Maintained by Dr. Steven Wallace, this ETSU webpage details the site history and latest finds in Gray, Tennessee, plus the best links for more information about recovered specimens.
- http://www.etsu.edu/grayfossilsite/
- Kuban's K-Paleo Place
- Arranged by topic, this site is designed as a springboard for gathering paleontological information online.
- http://paleo.cc/kpaleo/kpaleo.htm
- Miocene Fossils Discovered on Tennessee DOT Road Project
- Information about the Gray site by the Tennessee Department of Transportation geologist who first recognized the significance of the unearthed fossils.
- http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/Chief_Engineer/assistant_engineer_operations/materials/geotech/GrayFossilSite.htm
- Paleontology - Selected Online
- Extensive list of paleontology information online via links to authoritative content.
- http://geology.er.usgs.gov/paleo/paleonet.shtml
- Paleozoic.org: Guide to the World of Fossils and Paleontology
- Good site for beginners in the subject.
- http://www.paleozoic.org/paleolinks.htm
- University of California Museum of Paleontology Exhibit Halls
- Online exhibits, a specimen identifier, and an in-depth examination of paleontology as more than just fossils make this an essential site.
- http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibit/exhibits.html
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ETSU Departmental Web Sites
- Division of Geology
- Admission information for prospective undergraduate and post-doctoral students as well as more general information about the geology major.
- http://www.etsu.edu/physics/geology/
- Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geology
- Information about facilities, courses, special seminars, student resources, and job opportunities.
- http://www.etsu.edu/physics/
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Includes information about majors and minors, undergraduate/graduate courses, and syllabi.
- http://www.etsu.edu/cas/
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Selected Bibliography
- Bone Hunters: the discovery of Miocene fossils in Gray, Tennessee.
- Moore, Harry.
- Knoxville, Tenn.: University of Tennessee Press, 2004.
- SHERROD Books QE841 .M74 2004
- Chinese Fossil Vertebrates.
- Lucas, Spencer G.
- New York: Columbia University Press, 2001.
- View this book online.
- Discovering Fossils: How to find and identify remains of the prehistoric past.
- Garcia, Frank, and Miller, Donald S.
- Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1998.
- View this book online.
- Early Vertebrates.
- Janvier, Philippe.
- Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
- View this book online.
- Genetics, Paleontology, and Macroevolution.
- Levinton, Jeffrey S.
- Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
- View this book online.
- Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic Mammals of North America: Biostratigraphy and geochronology
- New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
- SHERROD Books QE881 .L26 2004
