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Discovering Dinosaurs - Beautifully illustrated with animations, artwork, and archive photography, Discovering Dinosaurs traces dinosaur hunters and their discoveries across time. You'll learn how the cutting edge of science has changed over the past century and a half, and on every page of Discovering Dinosaurs, the actual artwork of the time comes alive as evolving animations show how dinosaurs were perceived from one era to the next.
Fossil Collecting - Find out what is a fossil, how are fossils made, places to look for fossils, how to collect fossils, fossil collecting safety rules - for children and amateurs.
Fossils - This site has information about fossils. There is information about fossilized amber, birds, mammals, dinosaurs, marine life, and plants. Students can see awesome pictures of amber and fossils. Also find pictures of fossils. There's even a quiz to take to show your knowledge of fossils and dinosaurs.
Geo-Mysteries - Help Rex the Dino Detective solve these mysteries about rocks, fossils and minerals! Get fast tips about rocks and fossils, check out the geological timeline, and get field tips for field trips.
Park Geology: Tour of National Parks - Find National Parks based on their geologic features, such as fossils, caves, glaciers, volcanoes, rivers, and sand dunes, found throughout the U.S. National Parks. You can also see the parks listed by state or name.
Rex Rampage - Rex Rampage is designed to expose children in grades 4 through 6 to dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period, highlighting Tyrannosaurus Rex, the great fossil find of paleontologist, Sue Hendrickson. The capsulized information and appealing illustrations give users a glimpse of what dinosaurs may have been like during the period and how they ultimately became extinct. An entire section is devoted to A Day with Sue Hendrickson at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, complete with photos of "Sue T-rex" fossils on exhibit and hands-on activities. Ms. Hendrickson's impressive expertise and enthusiasm may very well inspire users to become future paleontologists.
Walking With Dinosaurs - They ruled the Earth for more than 150 million years, evolving into the largest — and some of the strangest — creatures ever to walk the planet. Go back in time and explore their world with this spectacular site brought to you by the Discovery Channel. Find out about the makings of the show, Walking with Dinosaurs, including online clips, and be sure to visit the Fossil Zone where you can build a dinosaur and hear dino sounds.
Zoom Dinosaurs - Dinosaurs, dinosaurs and more dinosaurs! Explore the world of incredible dinosaurs, discover new finds like Giganotosaurus and Unenlagia, learn about extinction theories, dinosaur extremes (biggest, fastest, deadliest, etc.), fossil types and formation and more. Ask questions and get answers, read jokes, play games, view a geologic time-line, get classroom activities and take a dinosaur quiz.
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