Contains a combined database of relevant micropalaeontological data such as biostratigraphic range, ecology and synonomy. Provides immediate access for both teachers and students to a comprehensive set of over 1000 microfossil images and can be used as a supplement to the textbook Microfossils by Brasier and Armstrong.


PaleoBase represents a unique combination of up-to-date systematic information on an extensive collection of fossil genera, state-of-the-art color digital photographs of representative specimens from The Natural History Museum’s unrivalled paleontological collections, and modern relational database technology.
PaleoBase provides an important new tool for the teaching of life history in a wide variety of advanced secondary, undergraduate, and graduate courses (e.g., paleontology, historical geology, stratigraphy, paleoceanography, paleobiogeography). Instructors will find the database a rich resource for lecture presentations, discussions, and laboratory exercises. Students will find PaleoBase an invaluable addition to traditional textbooks, and a key reference source for basic systematic paleontology.

High-quality zoomable digital images Complete systematic, life-habit and paleoecological descriptions by taxonomic specialists from The Natural History Museum, London Chronostratigraphic and paleogeographic distribution Glossary of terms and bibliography Full search either by name, age, chronostratigraphy, or morphology Morphological keys and labelled images