The Natural History Museum www.nhm.ac.uk
The Natural History Museum is the UK's national museum of natural history and a centre of scientific excellence in taxonomy and biodiversity. Its website has a wide range of information for dinosaur enthusiasts and history lovers.
Pterosaur Database www.pterosaur.co.uk
A comprehensive bibliography of information pertaining to pterosaurs, including a list of museum specimens in the UK, resources for schools, a bibliography and other guidance.
Pterosaur Pronunciation Guide www.dinosauria.com/dml/names/ptero.htm
This list of pterosaurs includes pronunciations and short descriptions of the flying reptiles. It is essential reading for anyone who is new to the study of pterosaurs.
DinoWight www.dinowight.co.uk
This internet resource is for everybody with an interest in the spectacular creatures that roamed the Isle of Wight over 100 million years ago. Here you will find reasonably up-to-date scientific details on all the dinosaurs on the island, places to visit and information for all fossil hunters planning to visit the island.
Dinosaur Farm Museum www.dinosaur-farm.co.uk/homeframe.html
The museum was set up in 1992 on the site of the biggest dinosaur find on the Isle of Wight, the Barnes High Sauropod. The website has facts about dinosaurs, information on how fossilisation occurs, and lots of details on the dinosaurs that have been found on this site.
Book for adults
A-Z Isle of Wight Visitor's Atlas and Guide (Geographers' A-Z Map Company, 2001)
Detailed street plans and guides to the best locations on the isle should you choose to visit the historic archaeological sites there.
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Books for children
Pterosaurs: The flying reptiles by Keith Moseley, Richard Courtney and Paul C Sereno (Daedalus Books, 1998)
Pop up children's book about pterosaurs.
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Giants of the Sky with Sticker (When Dinosaurs Lived) by Don Lessem, illustrated by John Bindon (Grosset & Dunlap, 2002)
Beautifully illustrated children's book containing many pterosaurs – with free stickers inside.
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Pterodactyl: Gone forever by Rupert Matthews (Heinemann Library, 2003)
This is part of a wider series of books describing dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, explaining what they looked like, how and where they lived, and looking at some of the other creatures they would have encountered. Each book presents the evidence on which the information is based, and a map showing where fossils of that creature are found, as well as an introductory spread on extinct creatures.
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Dinosaur Bones by Bob Barner (Chronicle Books, 2001)
This book uses rhyme and pictures to bring the world of dinosaurs to life for children and contains many dino-facts for the uninitiated.
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