Dinosaur and Fossil Books

By: I. G. Wong, W. J. Silva, S. S. Olig, P. Thomas, D. Wright, F. X. Ashland, and N. Gregor Multituberculate mammals from the Campanian Kaiparowits Formation of southern Utah include: two new species of Mesodma and a possible third...

A lavishly illustrated guide to discovering dinosaur tracks and traces in the American Southwest. The author, who discovered most of the track sites, takes the reader back in time to a place paleontologists have described as the Jurassic Park of...

By: A. L. Titus One of the most important functions of paleontology in the earth sciences is time correlation of rock strata using taxonomic analysis of fossils in different regions. Comparisons of certain species’ similarities between regions frequently allows for...

This comprehensive pocket guide is the perfect introduction to finding, identifying, and collecting fossils. It features more than 500 species of plant and animal fossils, from trilobites and megafauna to dinosaurs and ancient trees. This handbook cuts through the complicated...

This volume, aimed at the general reader, presents life and times of the amazing animals that inhabited Earth more than 500 million years ago. The Cambrian Period was a critical time in Earth's history. During this immense span of time...

A visual and informative guide to fossils, now revised and updated in the relaunched DK Eyewitness Books format. Get up close and personal and be an eyewitness to our prehistoric world through fossilized shells, skulls, teeth, plants, and, of course,...

By Riley Black Picture yourself in the Cretaceous period. It's a sunny afternoon in the Hell Creek of ancient Montana 66 million years ago. A Triceratops horridus ambles along the edge of the forest. In a matter of hours, everything...

By: James Kavanagh & Raymond Leung "Dinosaurs: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species" offers a concise and accessible overview of well-known dinosaur species. This handy guide features detailed illustrations and essential information about each species' habits and habitats. It...

By: Mike Martling What happens when five frisky grandchildren spend two weeks with Grandpa and Grandma?  A lot! As a matter of fact, four billion years of Utah geology and paleontology!  Written for middle school-age children (and anyone else with...

The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah is the location of one of the best-known terrestrial records for the late Cretaceous. A major effort in the new century has documented over 2,000 new vertebrate fossil sites, provided new radiometric dates,...

By: David D. Gillette Seismosaurus: The Earth Shaker is a richly illustrated telling of the trials of triumphs of the discovery and excavation of Seismosaurus hallorum, the longest dinosaur yet known - and possibly the largest land animal ever to...

Identify trees and tree-like cacti in the southwestern United States with this pocket-size guide. You can appreciate and enjoy beautiful trees of the desert and dry desert hills, as well as some trees commonly grown in human-made oases! If you’re...

What part has North America played in the history of life? How did our continent come to be, and how has it changed over time? What was it like during past ages? What were the climate and geography like, and...