Bibliograph

Fossil, written by Paul D. Taylor ; [special photography, Colin Keates]

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Fossil, written by Paul D. Taylor ; [special photography, Colin Keates]

Language

eng

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mapsillustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fossil

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

673074222

Responsibility statement

written by Paul D. Taylor ; [special photography, Colin Keates]

Series statement

DK eyewitnessGale eBooks

Summary

Introduces fossilized shells, bones, skulls, teeth, and plants to young readers and explains what they tell us about earlier eras

Table Of Contents

Fossils : true and false -- The making of rocks -- Turning to stone -- The changing world -- Early paleontology -- Fossil folklore -- Fossils of the future -- Remarkable remains -- Corals -- Sea bed dwellers -- Shells of all shapes -- Intelligent mollusks -- Animals in armor -- Arms and spines -- Fishes -- Plants : the pioneers -- Fossil fuels -- Out of the water -- Onto the land -- Sea dragons -- Fossil giants -- Discovering dinosaurs -- Winged wonders -- Mammal variety -- A world apart -- Human fossils -- Living fossils -- Fossil hunting -- Did you know? -- Identifying fossils -- Find out more

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Eyewitness fossil

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