Affiliated Sites
- Big Horn Basin Foundation.—The nonprofit research organization associated with the Wyoming Dinosaur Center.
- Timescale Adventures
Thermopolis, Wyoming
Other places to visit in Thermopolis.
Geology
- Ask a Geologist (U.S. Geological Survey).—Do you have a question about volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, rocks, maps, ground water, lakes, or rivers? E-mail your questions (but check the site first to see the ground rules).
- Morrison Research Initiative (Colorado State University).—The overall goal of the Morrison Research Initiative is to reconstruct the evolution of environments, habitats, and climates of the extinct Morrison ecosystem in the Rocky Mountain Region. (The Warm Springs Ranch dig sites at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center complex are part of the Morrison Formation.) Provides background information on methodology and current results.
Museums
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.—Highlights include a permanent Dinosaur Hall exhibit.
- American Museum of Natural History, New York.—Check out the exhibition area for Fossil Hall, Paleontology Personalities, Timeline, and articles on vertebrate evolution.
- Black Hills Institure of Geological Research.—Their primary pursuit is to collect, preserve and provide well-prepared fossil specimens, minerals, cast replicas and related information to museums, researchers, and private collectors.
- Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh.—Detailed exhibits for educational resources and Discovery Room Online with hands-on activities for kids.
- Cleveland Museum of Natural History.—Features the Kirtland Hall of Prehistoric Life.
- Field Museum, Chicago.—The Field Museum is an educational institution concerned with the diversity and relationships in nature and among cultures.
- Milwaukee Public Museum.—Excellent on-line tour. "Third Planet" exhibit includes general material on North American plate tectonics, geologic time periods, dinosaurs, and mammals. Check out the dinosaur and geology menus for articles on dinosaur extinction and recreating fossils for display.
- Natural History Museum, London.—Founded by Richard Owen, the man who coined the name "Dinosauria"! Works closely with the University of California, Berkley to maintain the Paleonet, which serves the professional paleontology community.
- Natural History Museum of Maastricht (English version).—The Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht houses extensive collections which document the geology, palaeontology, flora and fauna of southern Limburg and environs.
- Tate Geological Museum, Casper, Wyoming.—One of a small number of geology and paleontology museums in Wyoming, the Tate houses a collection of over 3,000 fossil and mineral specimens.
- University of California, Berkeley: Museum of Paleontology.—One of the top sites covering exhibits, species, geological and paleontological history, early dinosaur hunters, paleontology, microfossils, evolution, and phylogeny.
- University of Wyoming Geological Museum.—Located in Laramie, Wyoming. This site has features on Allosaurus, Apatosaurus, Pteranodon, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus rex, Ctenacodon brentbaatar (a new mammal species), and more .
- Paläontologisches Museum München (Munich Paleontological Museum).—(site in German)
Paleo-Art
- Dinosaur Art and Modeling.—Good site with current artists and illustrators. "Dinosaurces" is an extensive list of links to artists and studios on the web.
- Dinosauricon Gallery.—Online paleo-art gallery with dozens of artists and thousands of images.
- SkeletalDrawing.com.—This resource, by the WDC's own Science Director, Scott Hartman, features dozens of painstakingly-researched skeletal reconstructions for other artists to use as reference material.