Text provides general introduction and summarizes research for each region. Includes historical accounts, current seismic data, maps, photographs. Electronic gateway to full text and maps of all available chapters, with ordering information for print copies. Definitions include links to terms elsewhere in the glossary. Exhibit of Pennsylvanian fossils found in northeastern Illinois, with an essay describing their significance.
Coverage is most extensive for the United States and Europe.
Features include zooming, maps, and ordering of print copies. Also contains links to articles in the Encarta online encyclopedia. Ostracoda see Ellis and Messina Catalogues . Offers access to Paleontologica electronica, an electronic journal. Links to museums, professional societies, online databases, events calendars, and job listings.