Fossils: Smithsonian Handbook
Identify fossils with this handy reference guide.\ Authoritative text, crystal-clear photography, and a systematic approach make the Dorling Kindersley handbook of Fossils the most comprehensive and concise pocket guide to fossils of the world. Packed with more than 1,000 full-color photographs of over 500 fossils, this handbook is designed to cut through the complex process of identification to enable you to recognize a species instantly.\ Expertly written and thoroughly vetted, each entry...
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Identify fossils with this handy reference guide.Authoritative text, crystal-clear photography, and a systematic approach make the Dorling Kindersley handbook of Fossils the most comprehensive and concise pocket guide to fossils of the world. Packed with more than 1,000 full-color photographs of over 500 fossils, this handbook is designed to cut through the complex process of identification to enable you to recognize a species instantly. Expertly written and thoroughly vetted, each entry combines a precise description with annotated photography to highlight a fossil's chief characteristics and distinguishing features. A full-color illustration, showing the fossil as a living as a living animal or plant, as well as color-coded bands providing at-a-glance facts for quick reference, complete each entry. For beginners and established enthusiasts alike, the Dorling Kindersley Handbook of Fossils explains what a fossil is, how fossils are classified, and how to start a collection. To help you in the initial stages of identification, the book provides a visual key that makes it easy to recognize a fossil and place it in its correct genus. Finally, a concise glossary gives instant understanding of technical and scientific terms. Author Biography: Cyril Walker, an eminent paleontologist, was curator of fossil amphibians, reptiles, and birds at the Natural History Museum, London, for 30 years. In addition to organizing land leading many expeditions to collect material for scientific research he has also contributed to many books, including Garden Birds, Filed Guide to British Birds, Birds of the World, and Nature Notebooks. David Ward worked as a veterinary surgeon for 14 years while pursuing an interest in fossils and participating in several research expeditions in Africa. In 1988, he retired from veterinary medicine to devote his time to paleontology.
Introduction6Authors' Introduction6How This Book Works9What is a Fossil?10Modes of Preservation12Geological Time Chart14Where To Look16Collecting Fossils18Preparing Your Collection20From Hobby to Science22Fossil Identification Key24Invertebrates32Foraminifera32Sponges33Bryozoa36Worms40Trace Fossils42Problematica43Graptolites45Corals50Trilobites56Crustacea66Chelicerata73Insects76Brachiopods79Bivalves94Scaphopods & Chitons114Gastropods115Nautiloids134Ammonoidea141Ammonites145Belemnites & Squids161Crinoids166Echinoids175Asteroids186Ophiuroidea189Blastoids190Cystoids191Carpoids193Vertebrates194Agnathans194Placoderms196Chondrichthyans198Acanthodians208Osteichthyans209Amphibians221Anapsid Reptiles225Diapsid Reptiles231Dinosaurs245Synapsid Reptiles255Birds258Mammals263Plants286Algae286Early Land Plants289Hepatophytes290Sphenopsids290Ferns292Lycopods294Pteridosperms295Bennettites300Progymnosperms300Cordaitales301Conifers301Ginkgos307Dicotyledonous Angiosperms307Monocotyledonous Angiosperms311Glossary312Index317Acknowledgments320
