Zoology

Ancestors of the Modern Horse
From The Horse: A Natural History. Much has been learned about the early ancestors of the horse and evolutionary processes from the many fossils that have been discovered. The fossil record shows how the horse has changed over time.

Bones and Teeth
From The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals. Mastering the details of skeletal anatomy is essential for mammalian paleontologists, who must be able to identify nearly any bone of any fossil mammal they find.

Cuvier, Georges
From the Encyclopedia of Paleontology. This detailed reference article thoroughly describes the life of the "father of comparative anatomy."

Dating Dinosaurs
From The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs. Discusses various means by which scientists determine the age of dinosaur remains.

Evolutionary Paleontology
From The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Darwin and Evolutionary Thought. Describes the development of paleontological approaches to evolutionary theory and examines paleontologists’ attempts to position paleontology as a source of theoretical insights into evolution.

The Mesozoic Calendar: The Chronology of Dinosaurs
 From Dinosaur Facts and Figures: The Theropods and Other Dinosauriformes

• Triassic

• Jurassic

• Cretaceous

Paleontology
From The Columbia Encyclopedia. Comprehensive discussion of the science of the life of past geologic periods based on fossil remains.

Where Have All the Megamammals Gone?
From The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals. One cannot escape with the impression that the earth has long been the domain of megamammals. Today only a pitiful remnant of the megamammals survives, mainly in tropical Africa and Asia, with elephants, rhinos, hippos, and giraffes.