A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils
Title Details
Pages: 544
Illustrations: 1,253 color photos
Trim size: 6.000in x 9.000in
Formats
Paperback
Pub Date: 12/15/2020
ISBN: 9-780-8203-5732-4
List Price: $30.95
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Published with the generous support of Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books
Related Subjects
NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Coastal Regions & Shorelines
A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils
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Compiled from decades of visiting beaches along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts collecting fossils and conducting extensive research, A Beachcomber’s Guide to Fossils is the definitive guide for amateur collectors and professionals interested in learning more about the deep history they tread on during their vacations. Authored by Bob, Pam, and Ashby Gale, this guide offers over twelve hundred high-quality color photographs and detailed descriptions of more than three hundred fossil specimens found on beaches from Texas, east to Florida, and north to New Jersey.
The book includes descriptions and identifying information for the fossil remains of mammals, reptiles, birds, and fish. Because the tides provide a new beach to explore every day, and beachcombers need immediate comparison for identification, the Beachcomber’s Guide is essential for quick and easy reference. And while the seemingly infinite varieties of shark teeth form much of what beachcombers find on their sandy strolls, this guide also illuminates the fossilized remains of species that walked in a different world. From glyptodonts (a giant, prehistoric armadillo) and giant sloths to the intricately patterned remains of the ancestors of manta rays and pufferfish, this book not only teaches its readers not only what treasures to look for but how to look for them.
—Keith Cowley, curator, Living Sharks Museum