"PaleoBase" represents a unique combination of up-to-date
systematic information on an extensive collection of fossil genera,
state-of-the-art color digital photographs of representative
specimens from The Natural History Museum's unrivalled
paleontological collections, and modern relational database
technology.
"PaleoBase" provides an important new tool for the teaching of
life history in a wide variety of advanced secondary,
undergraduate, and graduate courses (e.g., paleontology, historical
geology, stratigraphy, paleoceanography, paleobiogeography).
Instructors will find the database a rich resource for lecture
presentations, discussions, and laboratory exercises. Students will
find "PaleoBase" an invaluable addition to traditional textbooks,
and a key reference source for basic systematic paleontology.
High-quality zoomable digital images
Complete systematic, life-habit and paleoecological descriptions by
taxonomic specialists from The Natural History Museum, London
Chronostratigraphic and paleogeographic distribution
Glossary of terms and bibliography
Full search either by name, age, chronostratigraphy, or
morphology
Morphological keys and labelled images
PaleoBase Macrofossils Part 3 contains over 350 records of
Cnidaria, Echinoderms (incl. asteroids, blastoids, carpoids,
crinoids, cyclocystoids, cystoids, echinoids, edrioasteroids,
edrioblastoids, eocrinoids, helicoplacoids, holothurians, and
ophiuroids), Sponges, and 'Problematica' (incl. early metazoans)
fossil groups. These fossil genera are illustrated with over 1,500
color digital images of specimens. This fully relational database
includes full genus descriptions, chronostratigraphy, paleoecology,
of bibliography of over 500 references to the primary research
literature, a glossary of over 600 morphological terms, and an
interactive identification key.
For an online demonstration and guided tour of "PaleoBase:
Macrofossils" please visit: www.paleobase.com/
For an information brochure, or for any queries, please e-mail
[email protected]
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