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.				Field notes Accounts from UCMP faculty curators, staff, and students of their adventures and findings in the field.

		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.

		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?				Special exhibits A collection of miscellaneous exhibits that UCMP has put together over the years. Dinosaurs, coelacanths, mantis shrimp and more!

		Researching whelks in Japan: Field notes from Jann Vendetti, part 2 August 14, 2008 Jann gets down to the business of studying gastropods in Rikuzen-Takata at the Museum of Sea and Shells. Plus: pet beetles!

		Researching whelks in Japan: Field notes from Jann Vendetti, part 1 July 22, 2008 UCMP grad student Jann Vendetti visits museum collections and fish markets in Japan to study whelk evolution and development.

		Remipedes and cave diving: Field notes from Joey Pakes July 22, 2008 UCMP grad student Joey Pakes lets us know what it's like to go cave diving in the realm of the remipedes.

		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.