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Terry Acomb, Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati: A Geologist's Lifetime Field List. This website (a modified and extended version of a list from an outstanding article written by Lisa A. Rossbacher, Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Georgia) is a list of essential or desirable locations for geologists or travelers to visit.

American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY: Division of Paleontology, Frontdoor. Go to: Online Field Notebooks. Listed by principle author and first Year recorded.

Gernot Arp, Veit-Enno Hoffmann, Stephan Seppelt and Walter Riegel, Geowissenschaftliches Zentrum der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Abt. Geobiologie, Göttingen, Germany: Exkursion 6: Trias und Jura von Göttingen und Umgebung (in German). PDF file, 74. anniversary meeting, Paläontologische Gesellschaft, 2004.

G.H. Bachmann et al. (2009): Buntsandstein Cyclicity and Conchostracan Biostratigraphy of the Halle (Saale) Area, Central Germany. PDF file (3 MB), field trip guide, 6^th International Field Workshop on the Triassic of Germany.

G.H. Bachmann et al. (2005): International Field Workshop on the Triassic of Germany and surrounding countries. PDF file (15 MB), field trip guide.

Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA: Master List of Topics, Fossil Localities. Localities by region or by time period. Go to: Triassic Period: Localities.

S. Bourquin and M. Durand (2006): International Field Workshop on "The Triassic of eastern France". PDF file (38 MB), field trip guide. Pan-European correlation of the epicontinental Triassic.

W. Douglas Boyce, Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland: Fossil Protection Links.

Produced by MSc Palaeobiology Students, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol: Fossil Lagerstätten. A catalogue of sites of exceptional fossil preservation.

T. Budai (2008): Geological excursions in the Alpine and Germanic Triassic facies areas of Hungary. PDF file (7 MB), field trip guide.

John C. Butler, Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, Texas: Geology Field Trips. A directory of links to virtual geology field trip information.

The California Geological Survey (CGS): The California Geotour. This is an index of Web pages of geologic field trip guides and related Web sites that contain geologic information, including photographs, maps, and text and directions for local natural features throughout the California state.

Graeme Caselton: Jurassic Cliffs. Guide to the Jurassic coastline around Lyme Regis/Charmouth, England.

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. CIESIN was established as a non-profit, non-governmental organization to provide information that would help scientists, decision-makers, and the public better understand their changing world. CIESIN specializes in global and regional network development, science data management, decision support, and training, education and technical consultation services.

CIA: The World Factbook. The World Factbook is a comprehensive view of each country in the world through facts and statistics on such topics as population, economy and government. The book also includes maps and flags for each country.

Cleal, C.J., Thomas, B.A., Batten, D.J. and Collinson, M.E. (2001): Mesozoic and Tertiary Palaeobotany of Great Britain. Summary, GCR Volume No. 22. Go to:
Mesozoic and Tertiary palaeobotanical sites in Britain and Chapter One (PDF files).

Lynne M. Clos, Field Adventures in Paleontology: Hunting For Fossil Cycads in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.

Comissão Brasileira de Sítios Geológicos e Paleobiológicos (Brazilian Commission of Geological and Paleobiological Sites).

Lynne M. Clos: Field Adventures in Paleontology. A virtual tour of digs in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. Click on the green location on the map that you'd like to visit.

DLESE Community Services Center, Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLSE): Integration of research and education, The Montana-Yellowstone Geologic Field Guide Database.

Paul Dingwall, Tony Weighell and Tim Badman (2005), Protected Area Programme, IUCN: A Contribution to the Global Theme Study of World Heritage Natural Sites. PDF file.

CyberMines, Dutch Palaeontology Website: Where to dig for fossils in Europe.

Geology, Geophysics, Environmental Geoscience, Grant Institute, The University of Edinburgh: Geology Field Excursions. The formal items listed here are Previews of some of the day excursions for first year students within one hour's travel of Edinburgh. Go to: Siccar Point Field Excursion Preview.

Mark A. Evans: Pittsburgh Area Geologic Sites. The purpose of this website is to provide a summary of sites of geologic interest in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania region. Go to: List of Geologic Sites by Type.

Farwest Geoscience Foundation: A Paleobotanical Visit To The Sailor Flat Hydraulic Gold Mine, and many other plant bearing localities. See also: Links To Paleobotany Resources On The Web.

Department of Geosciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne: Virtual tour of the IPFW GeoGarden. With two exceptions, all of the rocks shown in the geogarden originated in Canada.

Lutz Geißler, Freiberg, Germany (provided by geoberg.de): Aufschlüsse der Trias im Thüringer Becken A field guide to the Thuringian Triassic (in German).

geoberg.de. Click: "Thementexte". Lots of articles(in German).

Geobrasil. A new geology magazine. Go to: Virtual Excursions.

The Geological Conservation Review (GCR). GCR is a major initiative to identify and describe the most important Earth science sites in Britain. Go to: The Permo–Triassic world (PDF file). This volume describes sites selected for the Geological Conservation Review that exemplify the Permian and Triassic red-bed sediments of Britain.

Queensland Divison, Geological Society of Australia: Rocks and Landscape Notes. These PDF files are short leaflets describing the geological origins of some of the more scenic areas of Queensland.

GeoRef (Geoscience Information Society (GIS) volunteers have added many post-1988 guidebooks to the database): Geologic Guidebooks of North America Database. The guidebook database contains the information in the print publication The Union List of Geologic Field Trip Guidebooks of North America, sixth edition, compiled and edited by the Geoscience Information Society Guidebooks Committee, Richard Spohn, Chair, and published by the American Geological Institute in 1996.

David R. Greenwood, Environmental Science Program, Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada: Fossil collecting etiquette.

H. Hagdorn et al. (2009): Triassic of Southwest Germany. PDF file (13 MB), field trip guide, 6^th International Triassic Field Workshop (Pan-European Correlation of the Triassic).

Colin Harris, UK: Geology Shop. A link directory (introductory website slow loading), comprising over 70 individual web pages. Go to:
logists,
Virtual Geology Field Guides to the USA. Over 300 virtual geology field guides and guides to the regional geology of the USA.

Carmen Heunisch et al. (2007): Erdgeschichte von Niedersachsen. Geologie und Landschaftsentwicklung (in German). PDF file, Landesamt für Bergbau, Energie und Geologie, Hannover (LBEG). State Authority for Mining, Energy and Geology. Triassic on page 36!

Martin Hottenrott (2008), Hessian Agency for the Environment and Geology, Wiesbaden, Germany: Geology and Paleobotany of the Tertiary in the Wetterau Depression (Hesse) including aspects of Roman and Medieval history. PDF file, Excursion No. B2, 12th International Palynological Congress IPC-XII 2008, Bonn, Germany.

Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow: Scottish Geology.

! The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), Peterborough, UK. The JNCC is the UK Government's wildlife adviser, undertaking national and international conservation work on behalf of the three country nature conservation agencies English Nature, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Countryside Council for Wales. Go to: Earth Heritage > Geological Conservation Review (GCR) > GCR Database, Palaeozoic Palaeobotany, Mesozoic Palaeobotany, and Tertiary Palaeobotany. The GCR sites represent the British fossil record of vascular land plants. Excellent!

K.-P. Kelber & E. Nitsch (2005): Paläoflora und Ablagerungsräume im unterfränkischen Keuper (Exkursion H am 1. April 2005).- PDF file (20 MB), in German. Jber. Mitt. oberrhein. geol. Ver., N.F., 87: 217-253; Stuttgart.

Bob Keller, Bob's Rock Shop: Stromatolite Fossils in the Hakatai Shale. A Day Hike from Phantom Ranch - Grand Canyon National Park.

Landesamt für Geologie, Rohstoffe und Bergbau Baden-Württemberg (LGRB), Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. Go to: Aufschlussarchiv. Outcrops, drill holes and quarries in Baden-Württemberg (in German). You can also navigate from here. Excellent!

Ch. Lindenbeck, R. Pflug & H. Ulmer, Institute of Geology, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg im Breisgau: Nördlinger Ries Field trip, in German.

Jere H. Lipps: Into Focus: Museums and Their Exhibits. Palaeontologia Electronica 10(2), 2007.

! Jere H. Lipps and Bruno R.C. Granier (eds.), 2009 (e-book, hosted by Carnets): PaleoParks - The protection and conservation of fossil sites worldwide. (HTML and PDF versions). Also available from here (scroll down for table of contents).
This volume reviews the International Paleontological Association's activities and plans, and provides examples of successful protection (six chapters) and of endangered or unprotected possible sites of importance ( four chapters). Invited contributions based on presentations given at the three PaleoParks Workshops at the International Geological Congress in Florence (2004) and Oslo (2008) and the International Paleontological Congress in Beijing (2006).

Richard Lupia, Palaeontologia Electronica: Review of: J.H.A. van Konijnenburg-van Cittert and H.S. Morgans: The Jurassic Flora of Yorkshire. Palaeontological Association, 1999, 134 p.

G.E. Mustoe (2001): Washington´s Fossil Forests. Washington Geology, 29: 10-20. Further paleontological articles from Washington Geology Magazine here.

North Coast Fossil Club, Cleveland, Ohio: North Coast Fossil Club Safety Rules, and Field Trip Safety (by Glen J. Kuban).

P.E. Olsen et al. (2003): Causes and consequences of the Triassic-Jurassic mass extinction as seen from the Hartford basin. PDF file, in: Brady, J. B. and Cheney, J.T. (eds.) Guidebook for Field Trips in the Five College Region, 95th New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference, Department of Geology, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, p. B5-1--B5-41.

The Paleontology Portal (produced by the University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP), the Paleontological Society, the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP), and the United States Geological Survey (USGS); the site was funded by the National Science Foundation): This site is a resource for anyone interested in paleontology, from the professional in the lab to the interested amateur scouting for fossils to the student in any classroom. Go to: Famous Flora & Fauna. Fossil finds in North America. See also: Exploring Time and Space. Palaeontology in the United States by state and time period.

William Parker (2005): Petrified Forest National Park: a Roadlog. PDF file, Guidebook to the Triassic Formations of the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona: Geology, Paleontology, and History. Sterling J. Nesbitt, William G. Parker, and Randall B. Irmis (eds.) Mesa Southwest Museum, Bulletin No. 9.

ParkNet, US Department of the Interior: Teacher Resources. This page provides educational resources and links for teaching geology with U.S. National Park examples. Including access to images databases, GIS datasets, maps, lesson plans, a glossary, and reports.

PBS, Alexandria, Virginia (a private, non-profit media enterprise): Geology of the Grand Canyon: Scroll Down Through History.

Peggy Barriskill Perazzo and George P. (Pat) Perazzo, California: Stone Quarries and Beyond. This site is set up basically as general links and information on USA stone quarries, stone workers and dealers, and the finished products listed by state/country and locale. In addition to listings of quarries and quarry information for each state/country, separate subjects within the state/country sections are also included, such as geology, research resources, and each state's stone industry, if there is (or was) one.

Mike Perona, The Fossil Hunter: Fossil Collecting sites in North America (broken link); Now via wayback archive.

Kathleen B. Pigg, Department of Plant Biology, Arizona State University: Plant Fossils and Evolution. Go to: Localities organized by age of sediments (now linked via wayback archive). Images of fossil plants, sorted by age.

Lisa M. Pinsker, Geotimes June 2003: European Geoconservation. Now 12 parks strong, the European Geoparks Network spans Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Germany, with scenes ranging from petrified forest to coastal cliff.

Gary Price, George Washington University, Washington DC and Ashburn VA: Fast Facts. Almanacs/Factbooks/Statistical Reports & Related Reference Tools.

David Rawlings, The Fossil Hunter's Guide to Victorian Fossil Localities. A field trip index and other useful information, sorted by countries. u!

Curtis J. Richardson, Duke University Wetland Center, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Durham, NC: A field trip to south Florida and the Everglades region. Taken from a research project by Spencer Crowley, under the direction of Curtis J. Richardson. Photographs courtesy of Curtis J. Richardson, SFWMD, and FL DEP. Larsen and Associates provided some graphics and photos.

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado: Geology Fieldnotes. Presentation on the geology of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.

Paul Rowley, MUCEP, Macquarie University Centre for Ecostratigraphy and Palaeobiology, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Safety Techniques for Palaeontological Procedures.

! Vincent Santucci and Lindsay McClelland (eds.): National Park Service, Paleontological Research. Reports documenting the multi-park-based Morrison Ecosystem Project, the fossil bee´s nest at Petrified Forest National Park, and fossil mollusks from Alcatraz Island at Golden Gate National Recreation Area. This volume contains the first reports on paleontological inventories for Bryce Canyon National Park, Denali National Park, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Mammoth Cave National Park, and Ozark National Scenic Riverway and the unfortunate story regarding the abolished Fossil Cycad National Monument.
Also availabe in PDF.

Diane Schmidt, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: International Field Guides, A Web Supplement to A Guide to Field Guides by Diane Schmidt. A bibliography of field guides, arranged by type of organism and region covered.

J. Szulc and A. Becker (2007): International Workshop on the Triassic of southern Poland. PDF file (8 MB), field trip guide.

Roy Shepherd and Luci Algar, discovering fossils.co.uk: UK Fossil Locations.

! Subkommission für Perm-Trias-Stratigraphie in der Deutschen Stratigraphischen Kommission (DSK, in German): International Triassic Field Workshops. Downloadable excursion guides (PDF files).

Roger Suthren, Oxford Brookes University, U.K.: virtual-geology.info. Go to: Virtual field trips. Virtual field trips (UK, USA, France), constructed by geology students at Oxford Brookes University. See also: Regional Geology. Languedoc links (southern France), Mont Lozère, volcanoes of the Massif Central, volcanoes of the Eifel region (Germany), and earthquakes and volcanoes of Italy and Greece.

TRAMLINE INC.: Virtual Field Trips. Developed to teach kids about nature. Worth to check out: Teacher´s Resources. Each of the field trips covers a single topic such as salt marshes or volcanoes (under construction).

Division of Earth Sciences, UNESCO, Paris: International Network of Geoparks. In response to the perceived need for an international initiative for the recognition of sites and terrains specifically of earth science interest, UNESCO launched the International Network of Geoparks programme. This programme has the dual objective of enhancing the value of sites which act as key witnesses to the Earth's history whilst creating employment and promoting regional economic development. See also: World Heritage List. It focuses on the protection of cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value. Go to: UNESCO World Heritage List. The following properties have been approved by the World Heritage Committee to be included on UNESCO´s World Heritage List.

Global UNESCO Network of Geoparks: European Geoparks. 25 European zones working together to conserve and valorise their geological heritage. Navigate from here.

United Nations Publications: InfoNation. InfoNation is an easy-to-use database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations. Switch to Country at a glance.

! U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, Menlo Park, CA: Geology of National Parks: 3-D Tours Featuring Park Geology . You will need 3-D glasses to view the series of anaglyphic images. To see the same tour series in standard digital photography, click here.

Rob Viens, University of Washington, Robert E. Nelson and Justin Gallagher, Colby College; Geologylink (sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Company): Virtual Field Trips. Take a virtual field trip or link to local geologic surveys and information from around the world. See the new and revised field trip pages for North America.

Jeff Warner, Fullerton College, Fullerton, California: Domed Cyanobacterial Cabbage-Head Stromatolites. Hoyt Limestone, Late Cambrian; Lester Park, New York.

The Walter Geology Library, University of Texas, Austin: Virtual and On-line Geologic Field Trip Guides: United States and Canada. A list of web pages that contain descriptive local geological or earth science information for the United States or Canada (excluding reports of field trips containing only photos with no explanatory text).

Roger Weller, Cochise College, Douglas, Arizona: Geology Resources. Go to: USA Geology Links by State. An impressive collection of geology links (over 3600) sorted by state.

Ian West, School of Ocean and Earth Science , Southampton Oceanography Centre, Southampton University: Geology of the South Coast of England. This set of field geology guides contains more than 50 subpages dedicated to individual field trips, 15 subpages of bibliographic entries keyed to the field trips, 6 subpages listing vertebrate, invertebrate, and plant fossils of the region, and a subpage with complete geological maps (old) of England, Scotland, Cornwall, and Wales.

Ian West, Geology Department, Southampton University, Virtual Field Trips and Field Trip Guides: Field Trip to Bridport Sands and Lyme Regis, Dorset (Jurassic), Lulworth Cove, Dorset (Jurassic/Cretaceous), and
The Fossil Forest, west of Lulworth Cove, Dorset, southern England. This is a classic geological locality with the remains and moulds of late Jurassic or early Cretaceous coniferous trees rooted in a palaeosol (ancient soil), the Great Dirt Bed. Above the trees is stromatolitic limestone and over this the unusual Broken Beds, a limestone breccia that was originally evaporitic.

W.A.P. Wimbledon et al. (2000): Geosites, a IUGS initiative: science supported by conservation. PDF file, pp. 69-94. In: D. Barettino, W.A.P. Wimbledon and E. Gallego (eds.): Geological Heritage: its conservation and management. Madrid. Including a list of geosites in the UK (Appendix 1, PDF page 13).

YAHOO: Science > Earth Sciences > Geology and Geophysics > Geologic Field Trips and Road Logs.

Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, CT: Image Gallery. This gallery presents images of fossils from the research collections in the Division of Invertebrate Paleontology. You may also navigate from a list of Lagerstätten (Mistaken Point, Elmo, Burgess Shale, Florissant, Solnhofen, Mazon Creek, etc).

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