Biology Category
Explore prehistoric life — fossils, dinosaurs, mass extinctions, and the evolution of life through geologic time.
Welcome to the Paleontology category of this site. Here you will find clear, detailed articles covering key topics related to Paleontology.
A detailed guide to amber fossils: preserving insects in ancient tree resin. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to ammonites: cephalopod diversity of ancient seas. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to ankylosaurs: armored dinosaurs explained. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to biostratigraphy: dating and correlating rocks with fossils. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to burgess shale and soft-body fossil preservation. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to carboniferous coal forests: the age of giant insects. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to ceratopsians: horned dinosaurs of the cretaceous. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to coprolites and fossilized feces: dietary evidence. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to dinosaur biology: anatomy, behavior, and diversity. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to dinosaurs of the mesozoic era. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to evolution of life through geologic time. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to foraminifera: paleoclimate proxies in ocean sediments. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to fossil identification: a field guide to common specimens. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to fossil lagerstätten: extraordinary preservation sites. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to fossil preparation: extracting specimens from rock. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to graptolites: index fossils of the paleozoic. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to human evolution: the hominin fossil record. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to ice age megafauna: mammoths, mastodons, and giant sloths. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to marine reptiles: ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, and mosasaurs. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to mass extinctions: the big five events. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to megalodon and ancient sharks: the fossil record of chondrichthyans. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical releva
A detailed guide to micropaleontology: the world of tiny fossils. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to neogene fauna: grasslands, grazers, and predators. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to osteology in paleontology: reading bones for insights. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to paleobotany: fossil plants and ancient ecosystems. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to paleoclimatology: reconstructing ancient climates. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to paleoecology: reconstructing ancient ecosystems and food webs. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to paleogene mammals: the rise after the dinosaurs. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to paleontological excavation: digging dinosaurs safely. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to prehistoric mammals: from small beginnings to ice age giants. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to pterosaurs: rulers of the prehistoric skies. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to radiometric dating: how fossils are dated. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to sauropod biology: giant long-necked dinosaurs. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to silurian life: land colonization and coral reefs. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to taphonomy: from death to fossilization. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to the age of fishes: vertebrate evolution in the devonian period. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to the cambrian explosion: origins of animal body plans. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to the ediacaran biota: earth's earliest complex life. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to the fossil record: reading earth's history in stone. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to the k-pg extinction: end of the dinosaur era. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to the morrison formation: jurassic dinosaurs of north america. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to the ordovician radiation: a marine biodiversity explosion. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to the origin of birds: feathered dinosaurs and the evolution of flight. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical rele
A detailed guide to the permian world: pangaea and ancient ecosystems. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to the permian-triassic extinction: the great dying. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to theropod evolution: from raptors to tyrannosaurs. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to trace fossils: footprints, burrows, and behavior. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to trilobites: ancient arthropods of the paleozoic. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to whale evolution: from land mammals to ocean giants. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to what is a fossil? types and formation processes. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
