LibGuides: Paleontology: Home

Searching the Literature

GeoRef
Primary geoscience index covering paleontology and fossils.
Web of Science
In addition to the WOS Core Collection databases, within this interface we have temporary, separate access to Biosis Citation Index (1926-present) and Zoological Record (1868-present) which have specific fields for taxonomic searching.

Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates
BFV attempted to index every published scientific work that mentioned vertebrate fossils, in addition to related subjects such as evolutionary theory, geology, and the history of science. The database covers the years 1509-1968 and 1981-1993, and has over 130,000 references. (Society of Vertebrate Paleontology)

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PaleoRxiv
Preprints in paleontology.
Polyglot Paleontologist
Repository of English-language translations of non-English paleontology papers.

Reference Sources

Encyclopedia of paleontology.
Publication Date: 1999
Encyclopedia of dinosaurs.
Publication Date: 1997
A Field Guide to Fossils of Texas
Publication Date: 1996
Texas Fossils: An Amateur Collector's Handbook
Publication Date: 1960
Published by the Bureau of Economic Geology.
Dinosaurs : the encyclopedia.
Publication Date: 1997-
Encyclopedia of quaternary science.
Publication Date: 3rd ed., 2024

UT Libraries

Most physical collections in this subject area are held in the Walter Geology Library (JGB) and the Life Science Library (MAI). Check the Library Catalog for information on holdings, availability, and locations.

Earth Sciences Librarian

Janelle Hedstrom

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Subjects: Geography, Geological Sciences, Marine Science