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500 invertebrate, vertebrate, and plant fossils are pictured with descriptions and notes on species and informal names, range, distribution and occurrence. Tips on collecting and identification.
Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: DK ADULT; 1st edition (September 15, 1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1564580741
ISBN-13: 978-1564580740
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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This book provides a very very good overview of fossils in all categories -dinosaur, reptiles, sharks, mammals, ferns, problematica, etc.Nicely done with a very good color image of a representative fossil, as well as classification, a drawing of what the animal would look like, and typical size. This is true for every specimen.Certainly depth of information is limited, however is still represented in small descriptions of habitat, locale, feeding habits, and occasionally quips of special interest.Drawback is simply that more dinosaurs, reptiles, mammals could be represented. An inordinate amount of specimens are mollusks, snails etc.However, again this book still does a good job of showing the many types of specimens in the fossil record which does grow on you.A more extensive library of possible fossils could have been optioned to show a more choice fossil selection in some cases.Good amount of information (concisely represented), with images and drawings very professionally done.A larger, more in depth hardcover edition would be welcome.
Someone ought to let people know that this book is 99 per cent (as far as I can tell) identical to "DK's Fossils --Smithsonian Handbooks" publication. Same fossil species and picture/s are on the same page numbers even! Both (or should I say the same with different covers) are good index books for non-professionals, hobby collectors & the like, but it's pretty frustrating to double spend for essentially an identical book one may already have in a different 'skin.' Just wanted to let others beware before they made the same mislead mistake I did!
Great service. Great book. Thank you
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