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The following sites contain additional information about some of the subjects covered in The Arthropod Story.
Animal Diversity Web — Phylum Arthropoda
The Animal Diversity Web is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. This particular section focuses on arthropods.
The Tree of Life - Arthropoda
The Tree of Life project provides information about the diversity of organisms on Earth and their evolutionary history. This particular page focuses on the relationships among the arthropods.
Trilobite Systematic Relationships
An intriguing examination of the evolution of behavior of a small, but threatening invasive species — fire ants!
UCMP Cambrian site
This site provides information about the Cambrian "Explosion" with additional information on the stratigraphy, ancient life, plate tectonics, and fossil localities associated with this period of time, including the Burgess Shale.
Strange Creatures — A Burgess Shale Fossil Sampler
The pages at this site contain pictures and drawings of the Burgess Shale fossils, as well as additional information on the geology and paleoenvironment of the site at which they were found.
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