Revised edition. Updated directions (with maps) on where and how to hunt for fossils in the Sunshine State. Complete photo identification section and insightful comments on the history of the fossil treasures you'll uncover. A great gift for serious or beginning archaeologists. Paintings by Chris Kreider; photos by the author.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Buyer Rejoice!!!,
By William H. Marquardt (Gainesville, FL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Florida's Fossils: Guide to Location, Identification and Enjoyment (Paperback)
The reviewer who wrote under the title of "Buyer Beware" is badly informed if he/she thinks that people who study fossils are "archaeologists." In fact, archaeologists study the remains of past people, while paleontologists study fossils.Dr. Robin Brown is indeed a retired medical doctor, but as an accomplished avocational paleontologist, he is one of the most respected experts on Florida's fossils in the state. He works regularly with paleontologists of the Florida Museum of Natural History (Florida's official natural history museum), and he has contributed numerous important fossil specimens to that institution. If you are interested in an authoritative, easy-to-read, and beautifully illustrated guide to Florida's fossils, Robin Brown's book is for you.
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Best Florida Fossil Guide,
By Mark Renz (Lehigh Acres, FL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Florida's Fossils: Guide to Location, Identification and Enjoyment (Paperback)
A timeless gem! This informative guide from Robin C. Brown will make Florida's past come to life, whether you're an amateur or professional paleontologist. The photos are large, clear and ideal for comparing your finds, and the text is concise and easy to understand. You might need two copies: one for the field and one for your home or office.
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Great Field Guide!,
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This review is from: Florida's Fossils: Guide to Location, Identification and Enjoyment (Hardcover)
This great book sorts out the confusing and often contradictory jumble of fossils one finds when hunting in Florida. It is the only trade book available that does this. PLUS it has a fabulous section of photographs for help in identification. Whatever else he is, the author is a man of science!
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Florida's 50-million-year fossil history contains some of the most fascinating land and sea animals that ever lived: exotic sharks and whales, huge mammoths and mastodons, fierce cats with nine-inch saber teeth, vampire bats, and improbable giant sloths that could reach 20 feet into treetops to browse on tender leaves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
external molds, plaster jacket, lower tusks, vertebrate fossils, fossil hunters, fossil history, fossil sites, vertebrate paleontology, dental pick, giant ground sloth, shark teeth Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hendry County, Florida Museum of Natural History, Hillsborough County, North America, Lee County, Alachua County, Identifying the Fossils You Find, South America, Ocala Limestone, Peace River, Bone Valley, Thomas Farm, Calhoun County, Caloosahatchee Formation, Columbia County, Santa Fe River, Chipola River, Hardee County, Jefferson County, Polk County, Tamiami Formation, Walton County, Lafayette County, Suwannee Limestone, The Adventures of Fossil Hunters New!
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Florida's 50-million-year fossil history contains some of the most fascinating land and sea animals that ever lived: exotic sharks and whales, huge mammoths and mastodons, fierce cats with nine-inch saber teeth, vampire bats, and improbable giant sloths that could reach 20 feet into treetops to browse on tender leaves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
external molds, plaster jacket, lower tusks, vertebrate fossils, fossil hunters, fossil history, fossil sites, vertebrate paleontology, dental pick, giant ground sloth, shark teeth Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hendry County, Florida Museum of Natural History, Hillsborough County, North America, Lee County, Alachua County, Identifying the Fossils You Find, South America, Ocala Limestone, Peace River, Bone Valley, Thomas Farm, Calhoun County, Caloosahatchee Formation, Columbia County, Santa Fe River, Chipola River, Hardee County, Jefferson County, Polk County, Tamiami Formation, Walton County, Lafayette County, Suwannee Limestone, The Adventures of Fossil Hunters New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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