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Taylor, Paul D.

Fossil / - 1st American ed. - New York : Knopf, 1990. - 63 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. - Eyewitness books .

Fossils-true and false -- Making of rocks -- Turning to stone -- 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 -- Discovering dinosaurs -- Winged wonders -- Mammal variety -- World apart -- Human fossils -- Living fossils -- Fossil hunting -- Index.

A photo essay about different types of fossils, from bacteria and algae to birds and mammals.

ISBN: 0679804404 0679904409 (lib. bdg.)

LCCN: 89036444

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Paleontology--Juvenile literature.
Fossils.
Paleontology.

LC Class. No.: QE714.5 / .T39 1990

Dewey Class. No.: 560