ammonites
Pterodactylus
Aralia
Agelacrinites
Mesopithecus
Neolenus
Xiphacantha
Microdon
Eunema
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Welcome to the PaleoDB

The Paleobiology Database is a scientific organization run by paleontological researchers from around the world. We are bringing together taxonomic and distributional information about the entire fossil record of plants and animals. Everyone is welcome to use our data.

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Site addition
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Featured publication
W. Kiessling et al. 2010. Reefs as cradles of evolution and sources of biodiversity in the Phanerozoic. Science 327:196-198 (#105)
This month's top contributors
Uta Merkel
Museum für Naturkunde
John Alroy
UC Santa Barbara
Austin Hendy
STRI
Richard Butler
BSPG
Loic Villier
Université de Provence
Mark Uhen
George Mason University
Torsten Liebrecht
Museum für Naturkunde
Pete Wagner
Smithsonian Institution
Gary Motz
University of Akron
Matt Carrano
Smithsonian Institution
Featured new members
Richard Butler, BSPG
Alex Lin, Yale University
Marc Laflamme, Yale University
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