Fantastic Fossils: A Guide to Finding and Identifying Prehistoric Life

by Donald R. Prothero

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231195788
• ISBN13: 9780231195782
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"