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Collecting Fossils -
Holding Prehistory In Your Hand.
Step back in time and uncover the secrets of the past. With this fully
illustrated book as your guide, you can enter the amazing and fascinating
world of fossil collecting. Find out how fossils and their distribution
illuminate the way the earth used to be. Follow the various steps of the
fossilization process. All of the basics of fossil collecting are covered,
including how to recognize the types of rock that are likely to contain
fossils, and the tools, equipment, and techniques you'll need. Tips are
given for cleaning, storing, preserving, and displaying your finds. Learn
to document your collection so that it is of more interest to you and has
more value to future generations. A handy guide helps you to identify your
fossils. Ages
10 and up.
7.5" x 9.75" 80 pages.
No. BEF10-CF. Only $14.95 |
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The Fossil Book: A Record of Prehistoric Life
Definitive guide provides paleontologists and amateur fossil
enthusiasts with invaluable information about where fossils have
been found, how to care for samples and what can be learned by
studying them. Profusely illustrated and expanded edition contains
fascinating information about everything from single-celled
organisms, arthropods and amphibians, to dinosaurs, birds and
mammals. Includes identification keys, glossary and more. Over 1,500
illustrations.760 pages. 7.5" x 10.15" 760 pages. Hardback
No. BEF10-FB. Only $29.95 |
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DK Handbook: Fossils
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The clearest and sharpest recognition guide to over 500
invertebrate, vertebrate and plant fossils.
Packed with over 1,000 crystal-clear photographs with precise
annotation to make identification sure and simple
Easy to use and beautiful to look at, Eyewitness Handbooks
build into the definitive natural history library, essential to
enthusiasts of all ages Authoritative text, crystal-clear photography and a systematic approach
make the Dorling Kindersley Handbook of Fossils the most
comprehensive and concise pocket to fossils of the world. Packed with more
than 1,000 full-color photographs of over 500 species, this handbook is
designed to cut through the complicated identification process and enable
you to recognize a species instantly. For beginners and established enthusiasts alike.
5.9"
x 8.5" 320 pages Paperback
No. BEF10-DK. Only $18.95 |
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Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Fossils
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Oriented toward finding and identifying fossils in the field.
No. BEF10-AU. Only $22.95 |
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Eyewitness:
Fossil
More on the Eyewitness Books
Stunning real-life photographs of the spectacular remains of ancient
lives offer a unique "eyewitness" view of what fossils are, how they were
formed, and how they lived millions of years ago. See pearls that are 50
million years old, a dinosaur's toe, a troublesome "snake" that was turned
to stone, a fossilized human being, and a snail made of precious stones.
Learn how fossils are formed, how trilobites have been preserved for 590
million years, where to look for a belemnite, and how fossils helped the
pharaohs of ancient Egypt. Discover which are the most precious fossils in
the world, where ammonites lived, how big mammoths were, what a devil's
toenail looks like, and much, much more.
8.5" x 11" 64 pages. Hardback.
No. BEF10-EW. Only $15.95 |
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