Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States
Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States

Author: Jasper Burns

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 1991-04

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780801841453

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A lovely and loving piece of work, both an introduction to the hobby of fossil collecting and a beautifully illustrated field guide, with the author's drawings of some 450 fossil specimens and descriptions of 46 specific sites in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia where they can be found. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Discovering Fossils
Discovering Fossils

Author: Frank A. Garcia

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780811728003

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Complete beginner's guide, with vertebrate and invertebrate fossil descriptions.

Collecting Fossils
Collecting Fossils

Author: Steve Parker

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 9780806997629

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Presents information on how and where to find fossils, the preparation and tools needed for collecting them, and how to identify the various kinds: plant, invertebrate, and vertebrate.

Fossil Hunting
Fossil Hunting

Author: Steve Parker

Publisher: Southwater Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781844767076

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Discover how fossils are formed, and where they are found around the world.

Fossils of the World
Fossils of the World

Author: Vojtěch Turek

Publisher: Gramercy

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13:

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Fossils of the World is a comprehensive, practical guide to every aspect of collecting and studying fossils. The book is divided into three sections. Section one is a brief, illustrated introduction that explains how fossils were formed, the classification of fossils, and the principles of nomenclature. This section also discusses ontogenesis, variability and phylogenesis, as well as palioecology and paliogeography. Section two is a systematic survey of fossil organisms illustrated with around 800 photographs and some 300 line drawings. Each kingdom and phylum of fossils is preceded by a brief introduction and each fossil is described in detail. Section three covers the collection, preparation, and preservation of fossils and includes stratigraphic tables.

Fantastic Fossils
Fantastic Fossils

Author: Donald R. Prothero

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2020-03-31

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13: 0231551487

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Nothing fills us with a sense of wonder like fossils. What looks at first like a simple rock is in fact a clue that reveals the staggering diversity of ancient environments, the winding pathways of evolution, and the majesty of a vanished earth. But as much as one might daydream of digging a hole in the backyard and finding a Tyrannosaurus, only a few places contain these buried treasures, and when a scientist comes across a remnant of prehistoric life, great care must be taken. What do budding paleontologists need to know before starting their search? In Fantastic Fossils, Donald R. Prothero offers an accessible, entertaining, and richly illustrated guide to the paleontologist’s journey. He details the best places to look for fossils, the art of how to find them, and how to classify the major types. Prothero provides expert wisdom about typical fossils that an average person can hope to collect and how to hunt fossils responsibly and ethically. He also explores the lessons that both common and rarer discoveries offer about paleontology and its history, as well as what fossils can tell us about past climates and present climate change. Captivating illustrations by the paleoartist Mary Persis Williams bring to life hundreds of important specimens. Offering valuable lessons for armchair enthusiasts and paleontology students alike, Fantastic Fossils is an essential companion for all readers who have ever dreamed of going in search of traces of a lost world.

Darwin's Fossils
Darwin's Fossils

Author: Adrian Lister

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution

Published: 2018-04-24

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 158834617X

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Reveals how Darwin's study of fossils shaped his scientific thinking and led to his development of the theory of evolution. Darwin's Fossils is an accessible account of Darwin's pioneering work on fossils, his adventures in South America, and his relationship with the scientific establishment. While Darwin's research on Galápagos finches is celebrated, his work on fossils is less well known. Yet he was the first to collect the remains of giant extinct South American mammals; he worked out how coral reefs and atolls formed; he excavated and explained marine fossils high in the Andes; and he discovered a fossil forest that now bears his name. All of this research was fundamental in leading Darwin to develop his revolutionary theory of evolution. This richly illustrated book brings Darwin's fossils, many of which survive in museums and institutions around the world, together for the first time. Including new photography of many of the fossils--which in recent years have enjoyed a surge of scientific interest--as well as superb line drawings produced in the nineteenth century and newly commissioned artists' reconstructions of the extinct animals as they are understood today, Darwin's Fossils reveals how Darwin's discoveries played a crucial role in the development of his groundbreaking ideas.