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Discovering Fossils - fantastic guide to fossil collecting in the UK. Supporters of this site
Junior Geo - fossils and minerals for kids and schools
Oceans of Kansas Paleontology - the wonderful world of chalk in the US, especially reptiles and fish
Fossils of the Gault Clay and Folkestone Beds - a detailed and very well illustrated guide
Sheppey Fossils - comprehensive guide to the diverse fossils of the London Clay from the Isle of Sheppey
The Fossil Forum - a very active forum with a wide range of fossil topics. Frequent posts with interesting Chalk finds
The NHM Fossils and Rocks Forum
Booth Museum Fossil Catalogue - A catalogue of the Type, Figured and Cited specimens
Medway Lapidary and Mineral Society - an active group of amateur geologists, with several current fossil projects for publication
Wessex Geology Directory - a broad ranging and extensive guide to all aspects of geology in southern Britain
Natural History Museum London - one the world's foremost museums, includes the Earth Lab
Booth Museum of Natural History
Southampton University SOES - the School of Ocean and Earth Science fossil collection
Leif's Fossilsider - fantastic chalk fossils from Denmark
Fossil web - fossils identified
West Sussex Geological Society - homepage of the society
Cretaceous Fossils - a wide range of Cretaceous fossils from around the world
Fossils from the UK - a broad selection of fossils collected from across the UK
PSI Gate - a catalogue of high quality physical-science related internet resources
Fossils Direct - commercial site where a variety of Chalk fossils can be purchased
The Geology of the Yorkshire Chalk
www.ceratit.de - Fossils and localities of the German Chalk
French National Sea Experience Centre
Adventure Experiences - action-packed days outdoors in the UK
Directory of Science - links to scientific websites
Jurassic Coast - a guide to the Dorset and Devon world heritage coastline
Alan Winter's fossil-hunting weblog
Monkton Nature Reserve - situated in a disused chalk pit, the onsite study centre features a fine example of Ptychodus
The Jurassic Coast - Dorset and East Devon's World Heritage Coastline
Fossil Walks - Guided fossil collecting and geology tours in Dorset and Devon
Online Fossil Museum - a selection of fossils from around the world
Palaeos: 'the Trace of Life on Earth' - detailed guide to the biology and evolutionary history of everything
Mikko's Phylogeny Archive - an extensive cladistic database - a great resource
Palaeontology - FREE ACCESS to all journal articles over 7 years old
The Taxonomicon - the Tree of Life
The Geological Conservation Review Image Bank - images from the book series documenting Britain's sites of geological interest
Fossil Science - fossils in the news
Tidmarsh & Sulham Community Website - my current home parish, nestled in the chalk downland of Berkshire
ARKive - Gathering together the very best films and photographs of the world's species into one centralised digital library
Look What I Found! (Charmouth Fossils) - prize specimens from the collections of professional fossil collectors
Fossils from the Campanian of Hanover
'Caveman's' Fossils - Fantastic Upper Cretaceous specimens from Holland, Belgium, Germany, Denmark
BGS Geology of Britain Viewer - Superb resource for navigating the geology of the UK (NOTE: Chalk Formations helpfully mapped as separate mapping units)
Upper Cretaceous Fossils of Germany
TES (Times education Supplement) Primary Resources - 102,995 Free primary resources
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Geological Society briefing on the new Chalk Group Lithostratigraphy.
UCL Guide to Microfossils - includes images of calcareous nannofossils, forams and ostracods of the Chalk.
Upper Cretaceous GCR Sites - Images from the 2001 book documenting Britain's Upper Cretaceous stratigraphy
Cretaceous Sponges from the Campanian of Misburg and Höver: Detailed taxonomic guide to Cretaceous sponges
Jean Claude Bertin's Ammonites; an excellent collection of ammonites, including many Late Cretaceous examples
Unitacrinus from the Yorkshire Chalk (GA article, Stainforth, 1938)
Cretaceous Fossils guide to Uintacrinus
Oceans of Kansas guide to Uintacrinus
Marsupites from the Yorkshire Chalk
Echinoderms from the Wright collection
Danish Metopaster - preparation of a specimen from Stevns Klint
Good example of Metopaster hunteri
GeoForum - thread with many rare specimens
Ophiuroid anatomy and dissection.
Comprehensive guide to echinoids from the BMNH.
Reefkeeping; some good notes on anatomy
Echinoids of the French Kimmeridgian
GeoForum - thread with many rare specimens
Cretaceous Shark Teeth, Elasmo.com
Chalk Ichthyosaur discovery: NHM web article on the 2005 Cambridgeshire find
Upper Cretaceous Pterosaur Database
Cretaceous Shark and Ray Teeth from the Netherlands
Wikipedia list of Prehistoric Cartilaginous Fish - with links to pages on key taxa
Mesozoic Fishes - international site for researchers of Mesozoic fish
The Life and Times of Long Dead Sharks - a great palaeontological resource
Fossil Fish GCR Sites - images from the 1999 book documenting Britain's key fossil fish sites
Fossil Reptile GCR Sites - images from the 1995 book documenting Britain's key fossil reptile sites
Biology of Sharks and Rays - a good educational resource
Diversification of the Neoselachii ('modern' sharks), Underwood, 2006 - an essential reference for fossil shark taxonomy
Patrick Hendriks Squalicorax site
J Elasmo shark tooth guide
Fossil Sharks and Rays in Belgium and NW Europe
Sharks Teeth from Belgium and surrounding countries
Fossil Fishes of Bear Gulch guide to head anatomy