Download or read book Fossil Identification Field Guide written by Patrick Nurre and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-10 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for and finding fossils is such fun, and is also a great hobby. But a true appreciation doesn't come with the search, unless it is accompanied by an accurate understanding of how and why these fossils even exist. This Fossil Identification Field Guide seeks to help you find answers to these questions from a Biblical perspective. The 6" x 9" size is perfect for carrying in your backpack.Topics covered include:Why We Should Study Fossils, Tips for CollectingLearning the Fossil TermsAdaptability and KindsWhat is a Fossil?Types of Fossils A Biblical Model for Interpreting the Rock Layers Containing FossilsIdentifying the Invertebrate Sea Fossils Part OneIdentifying the Invertebrate Sea FossilsIdentifying the Vertebrate Land Fossils138 pages. Full color. Over 300 photos and illustrations.
Download or read book National Audubon Society Field Guide to Fossils written by Ida Thompson and published by Knopf. This book was released on 1982-10-12 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photographic field guide to fossils.
Download or read book Field Guide to the Devonian Fossils of New York written by Karl A. Wilson (Emeritus professor of biological sciences) and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fossils in the Field written by Roland Goldring and published by Addison-Wesley Longman. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Battle of the Dinosaur Bones written by Rebecca L. Johnson and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1880s, science witnessed a major shift: Charles Darwin proposed his theory of evolution. People dug up the first dinosaur fossils. And the field of paleontology—the study of ancient plants and animals—emerged. Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope became enthralled with these new ideas, discoveries, and developments. Both were determined to become world-famous paleontologists. When they met in 1863, they started off as friends. But within a few years, competition drove the men apart. Each fought bitterly to discover more fossils, name more species, and publish more papers than the other. In their haste to outdo each other, they both produced some shoddy work. The resulting confusion took many years to discover and correct, and their toxic relationship crippled the field of paleontology for decades afterward. However, the competition also produced a wealth of fossils. These laid a firm foundation for the field of paleontology and supported Darwin's theory of evolution. Marsh's and Cope's discoveries generated keen public interest in prehistoric life and rich data for future generations of paleontologists. This book explores the great rivalry between Marsh and Cope, showing how it brought out the best and the worst in them—while bringing humankind a brand-new view of life on Earth.
Download or read book A Beachcomber s Guide to Fossils written by Bob Gale and published by Wormsloe Foundation Nature Boo. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of years before humans began visiting Atlantic and Gulf coast beaches, amazing creatures roamed this region. They are gone now but left behind fossil treasures you can pick up today. A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils uses hundreds of color close-up photos and detailed descriptions to show you how to recognize these exciting finds. This field guide will help you uncover mysteries hiding among the seashells, sand, and driftwood. You'll learn to identify remnant bones and teeth from mammoths, sharks, armadillos, tortoises, and many other prehistoric giants.
Download or read book Life Traces of the Georgia Coast written by Anthony J. Martin and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-14 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what left behind those prints and tracks on the seashore, or what made those marks or dug those holes in the dunes? Life Traces of the Georgia Coast is an up-close look at these traces of life and the animals and plants that made them. It tells about how the tracemakers lived and how they interacted with their environments. This is a book about ichnology (the study of such traces) and a wonderful way to learn about the behavior of organisms, living and long extinct. Life Traces presents an overview of the traces left by modern animals and plants in this biologically rich region; shows how life traces relate to the environments, natural history, and behaviors of their tracemakers; and applies that knowledge toward a better understanding of the fossilized traces that ancient life left in the geologic record. Augmented by illustrations of traces made by both ancient and modern organisms, the book shows how ancient trace fossils directly relate to modern traces and tracemakers, among them, insects, grasses, crabs, shorebirds, alligators, and sea turtles. The result is an aesthetically appealing and scientifically grounded book that will serve as source both for scientists and for anyone interested in the natural history of the Georgia coast.
Download or read book Devonian Paleontology of New York written by David M. Linsley and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Trace Fossils written by William Miller III and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book serves as an up-to-date introduction, as well as overview to modern trace fossil research and covers nearly all of the essential aspects of modern ichnology. Divided into three section, Trace Fossils covers the historical background and concepts of ichnology, on-going research problems, and indications about the possible future growth of the discipline and potential connections to other fields. This work is intended for a broad audience of geological and biological scientists. Workers new to the field could get a sense of the main concepts of ichnology and a clear idea of how trace fossil research is conducted. Scientists in related disciplines could find potential uses for trace fossils in their fields. And, established workers could use the book to check on the progress of their particular brand of ichnology. By design, there is something here for novice and veteran, insider and outsider, and for the biologically-oriented workers and for the sedimentary geologists. * Presents a review of the state of ichnology at the beginning of the 21st Century* Summarizes the basic concepts and methods of modern trace fossil research* Discusses crucial background information about the history of trace fossil research, the main concepts of ichnology, examples of current problems and future directions, and the potential connections to other disciplines within both biology and geology
Download or read book Minerals Fossils and Fluorescents of Arizona written by Neil R. Bearce and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of "Minerals of Arizona-a Field Guide for Collectors", comes a second field guide for Arizona collectors. This is not an updated version of "Minerals of Arizona", but an entirely new, expanded field guide designed for not only the mineral collector, but for fossil and fluorescent collectors as well. No other Arizona rockhound book contains special independent sctions on fossils and fluorescents. The field research for this work took over 3 years during which the author traveled over 25,000 miles across Arizona and visited over 300 potential collecting sites. To aide the collector, Minerals, Fossils, and Fluorescents includes: - 90 collecting sites complete with site photographs and National Geographic Topo! (C) maps. - Global positioning system coordinates for each location. - A difficulty scale informing the reader of the effort required to reach, navigate, and collect at each site. - chapters covering the basic science of the minerals, fossils, and fluorescents to be collected. - The geological formations at each site and the scientific properties of the speimens found there. - 20 pages of full color photographs of specimens by the well-known mineral photographer Jeffrey Scovil including 5 pages of fluorescent minerals. - Over 400 pages of text, maps, and collecting site and specimen photographs.
Download or read book A Field Guide to Fossils written by W. Scott Persons and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-08 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An informative and durable folding guide to fossils, including dinosaur bones, ammonites, shark teeth and more.
Download or read book A Field Guide to Fossils of Texas written by Charles Finsley and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 1999-06 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Field Guide to Fossils of Texas is the only definitive guide that presents a collection of the state's most common fossils and also shows the most important, noteworthy, and unusual specimens.
Download or read book Firefly Guide to Fossils written by Firefly Books and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide to identifying, understanding and hunting for fossils. The Firefly Guide to Fossils is a practical, pocket-sized and beautifully illustrated field guide. Its introduction explains how fossils form and the history of ancient life. Fossil classification and distribution are described, providing essential background information for students and collectors. Fossil hunting is described in detail with practical advice on everything from finding sites to displaying specimens. The main part of the book presents major groups of fossils, from trilobites to tree ferns in a wide international range, from the common and easy-to-find, to dinosaur bones that would crown any collection. The entries are illustrated with color images accompanied by clear descriptive text. A quick reference identification key organizes the 400 specimens by the major fossil classification, making it easier to find detailed information for each one.
Download or read book Field Guide to Fossils written by James R. Beerbower and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH). This book was released on 1971-01-01 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Michigan Fossils written by Joseph J. Kchodl and published by Petoskey Co-Pub. This book was released on 2006 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Kchodl - aka Paleo Joe - has been hunting fossils in Michigan and throughout the country with the world's leading paleontologists. Now, he shares his knowledge of Michigan fossils in this wonderful new book. The Complete Guide to Michigan Fossils is the third in the Complete Guide to Michigan series of books on natural treasures found in the state of Michigan. The book starts with a clearly written section that introduces the numerous fossils of Michigan. It includes a helpful photographic identification guide and reveals all the fossil sites found throughout the state.
Download or read book Dinosaur Hunters written by David A. E. Spalding and published by Prima Lifestyles. This book was released on 1993 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dinosaur Hunters takes the reader on an unforgettable journey across the landscape of time, from Mongolia to Montana, from the beginning of the scientific search in the 1800s to the latest discoveries surrounding the theories of dinosaur evolution, including the question of whether or not the dinosaurs ever really became extinct. This is the human drama of the eccentrics and the professionals who hunted the fossils and who, to this day, shape our understanding of the creatures that dominated the planet for millions of years. Just as the dinosaurs themselves excite our imagination, the story of their discoverers fascinates and enlightens. Dinosaur Hunters is no dry recounting of scientific facts, but rather the behind-the-scenes truth about the passions, prejudices, and obsessions that are all a part of the process of discovery. This thrilling story of the past one hundred fifty years of discoveries in the field and in the back rooms of museums belongs in every dinosaur lover's library!
Download or read book The Palaeontological Association Field Guide to Fossils Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight written by David M. Martill and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2001-12-21 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
