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Fossilworks
Available inEnglish
Created byJohn Alroy
EditorJohn Alroy
URLwww.fossilworks.org[dead link]
Launched1998; 26 years ago (1998)

Fossilworks is a portal which provides query, download, and analysis tools to facilitate access to the Paleobiology Database, a large relational database assembled by hundreds of paleontologists from around the world.

History

Fossilworks was created in 1998 by John Alroy and is housed at Macquarie University. It includes many analysis and data visualization tools formerly included in the Paleobiology Database.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Frequently asked questions". Fossilworks. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.