http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:15:51 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:15:51 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89231 Annotated links to internet resources,especially for palaeobotanists. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78062 Spectacular photos of fossils arranged by time period, with maps showing continent locations. Maps also show ecosystems. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=374245 FAUNMAP is an electronic database documenting the late Quaternary distribution of mammal species in the United States. The primary purpose of this database is to investigate the evolution of mammalian communities. Specifically, with statistical techniques and mapping capabilities of a Geographic Information System (GIS), changes in the distributions of individual species and their effects upon mammal community composition can be documented for the late Quaternary. Understanding these processes will also facilitate paleoenvironmental reconstructions. For the past four years, data have been captured from paleontological and archaeological sites that contain mammalian remains. There are currently encoded data from 2919 sites. FAUNMAP focuses on sites in the contiguous 48 states during the last 40,000 years, i.e., 40 ka, or essentially the limits of radiocarbon dating. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=490883 The instructor uses a series of games to help students identify and answer questions about fossils. The game grows more complex over time as the instructors add rules and phyla to identify. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78518 This site contains a pictoral description of Southeast Alaska, its caves, and its geologic history. It includes the results of excavations of fossil vertebrates from caves and how these fossils have documented an arctic fauna in the region during the Ice Age. It also contains the results of an early post-glacial archaeological excavation. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83454 The evolution of life on Earth illustrated with 400 pictures of specimens in the HSU Natural History Museum, plate tectonic maps, interactive timelines etc. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=412526 Students will remove fossils from envelope and piece creature back together. Students will work in groups and reconstruct organism while answering questions & illustarting their findings. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83968 To quote the site, "This site is a resource for anyone interested in paleontology, from the professional in the lab to the interested amateur scouting for fossils to the student in any classroom. We have gathered many different resources into this single entry "portal" to paleontological information on the Internet. Images and links that you see as you browse through the site have been reviewed and selected for quality by one or more members of the Editorial Board, following the guidelines of the established editorial policy. Please use the "add to site" link at the top of the page to contribute images or links for consideration." http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81019 An animated look at the deposition of geologic layers at seven locations around the USA. This site is meant to supplement a historical geology laboratory course taught at Valdosta State University. Only one location is currently available. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=285213 This site provides a virtual field trip to the only well known and preserved prehistoric cave drawings. This cave will never be open to the public in order to preserve the drawings so this is a rare find.