The UCMP website contains thousands of pages of content about the history of life on Earth. Our main exhibit sections include:

		History of life through time This enormous collection catalogs life on Earth, focusing on the ancestor/descendant relationships which connect all organisms, past and present.				Tour of geologic time Journey through geologic time to see how the Earth has changed since its debut 4.5 billion years ago.

		Understanding Evolution The Understanding Evolution site includes discussion of evolutionary theory, evidence for evolution, the relevance of evolution to our daily lives, and the history of evolutionary thought.				The Paleontology Portal The Paleontolgy Portal focuses on the fossil record of North America, including state-by-state U.S. paleontology, fossil photo galleries, and resources for the North American paleontologist community.

		K-12 resources Activities and lessons specifically for K-12 teachers and their students.				Mystery fossil Perhaps it was photographed from a different viewpoint or from up close. Maybe it's odd-looking or simply uncommon. Can you identify the monthly mystery fossil?

		Research profiles Take a look at some of the exciting work happening at UCMP. These profiles give a glimpse of science in action.				The world's biomes Explore our planet's biomes — environmental divisions defined by the community of organisms adapted to live within them. This includes forest, desert, tundra and more.

		Field notes Accounts from UCMP faculty curators, staff, and students of their adventures and findings in the field.				Special exhibits A collection of miscellaneous exhibits that UCMP has put together over the years. Dinosaurs, coelacanths, mantis shrimp and more!

		Pyramids, forams, and Red Sea reefs: Field notes from Lorraine Casazza, part 2 March 24, 2008 Grad student Lorraine Casazza's Egyptian adventure continues as she collects Nummilites and endures sandstorms in the Valley of the Whales.

		Squid science: Field notes from Stephanie Bush March 17, 2008 In her latest report from the field, Stephanie shoots ink at some squid and mimics squid bioluminescence.

		Hunting for Mesozoic vertebrates in Ethiopia: Field notes from Mark Goodwin March 17, 2008 The third episode of Mark Goodwin's field report from Ethiopia: raw meat, flat tires and even some fossil prospecting.

		Pyramids, forams, and Red Sea reefs: Field notes from Lorraine Casazza, part 1 November 30, 2007 Grad student Lorraine Casazza files a report from Egypt, where she tracked down giant foraminifera in the Nile Valley and used modern and fossil forams to assess reef health in the Red Sea.