Education Resources
for Paleontology
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There are an ever growing number of resources available from the USGS and
elsewhere for teachers, students, scientists, and others who are interested in
paleontology and related earth and biological science disciplines.
USGS Resources
General Information and Teaching Sources
- The USGS Ask-A-Geologist system can be
used to ask USGS scientists specific questions about all aspects of geology,
including paleontology.
- The Learning Web is a portion
of the USGS web dedicated to K-12 education, exploration, and life-long
learning.
- Global Change.
As part of the larger study of Global Change, activities are presented to
assist in teaching concepts such as geologic time and how fossils are made.
General Interest Publications
- General interest
publications are prepared by the USGS to provide information about the
earth sciences, natural resources, and the environment. Publications dealing
with paleontology, historical geology, and geologic time include:
- Dinosaurs: Facts and
Fiction. Ronald J. Litwin, Robert E. Weems, and Thomas R. Holtz, Jr., 1995.
- Answers to some frequently asked questions about dinosaurs, with current
ideas and evidence to correct some long-lived popular misconceptions.
- Fossils, Rocks, and Time.
Lucy E. Edwards and John Pojeta, 1994.
- How the study of fossils and sedimentary rocks help scientists to
reconstruct the history of Earth.
- Geologic Time. William L.
Newman, 1994.
- A review of the concept of geologic time and how it is measured.
- This Dynamic
Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics. W. Jacquelyne Kious and Robert I.
Tilling, 1996.
- A brief introduction to the concept of plate tectonics.
To obtain information about other USGS publications, or to
order these or other
USGS products, contact your nearest
Earth Science
Information Center (ESIC), call 1-888-ASK-USGS (275-8747), or contact:
USGS Information Services
P.O. Box 25286, Building 810
Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225
303-202-4700; Fax 303-202-4693
Non-USGS Resources
