2. The Paleobiology Database is an online
resource compiled by paleontologists
to allow analysis of the fossil record.
Click “Full Search” to see the different
search options. We will look at “Fossil
Organisms” searching first.
3. In this example, we will search for
information on trilobites by entering
“trilobite” under “Common name.”
Be sure to review the options for
searching, including more precise
scientific names.
4. The page on trilobites contains a
wealth of information. If you scroll
down. . .
5. … you can read about the geographic
distribution of trilobite fossils, and
even generate a map.
6. Next we will select “Time intervals”
from the Full Search menu.
7. This tool allows you to browse stages of
major geological time intervals. If we
click on Kaihikuan. . .
8. … we can see information about this
stage, plus fossil collections from this
time interval.
9. Finally, the database contains many
images of fossils. A search under
“Common name” for dinosaur. . .
10. … reveals images of dinosaur fossils in
the Paleobiology database collections.
Remember to visit askus.stthom.edu
for help using the library.
