Paleontology Books


Paleobotany lab manual: An interdisciplinary approachPaleobotany lab manual: An interdisciplinary approachCarboniferous rocks and fossil floras of northern Nova Scotia, (Geological Survey of Canada. Memoir)Carboniferous rocks and fossil floras of northern Nova Scotia, (Geological Survey of Canada. Memoir)International rules of botanical nomemclature: American proposals concerning paleobotanical nomenclature combined with supplement, embodying the alterations made at Amsterdam in 1935,International rules of botanical nomemclature: American proposals concerning paleobotanical nomenclature combined with supplement, embodying the alterations made at Amsterdam in 1935,A monograph of the British Eocene floraA monograph of the British Eocene floraOn the genus Lepidophloios: As illustrated by specimens from the coal formation of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick (McGill University. Papers from the Department of geology)On the genus Lepidophloios: As illustrated by specimens from the coal formation of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick (McGill University. Papers from the Department of geology)


Ancient forests of Oregon : a study of earth history in western AmericaAncient forests of Oregon : a study of earth history in western AmericaObservations on and descriptions of Arctic fossils (Bulletin / American Museum of Natural History)Observations on and descriptions of Arctic fossils (Bulletin / American Museum of Natural History)The comparative anatomy and phylogeny of the coniferales (Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History)The comparative anatomy and phylogeny of the coniferales (Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History)
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1903 Original Publisher: The...
When Dinosaurs Roamed New JerseyWhen Dinosaurs Roamed New Jersey
When Dinosaurs Roamed New Jersey provides a succinct and readable history of the geology and...
Dawn of the Age of Mammals in the Northern Part of the Rocky Mountain Interior, North America (Special Paper (Geological Society of America))Dawn of the Age of Mammals in the Northern Part of the Rocky Mountain Interior, North America (Special Paper (Geological Society of America))


The Field Guide to Prehistoric LifeThe Field Guide to Prehistoric Life
Best Price: $15.95
Fossil Detective (Nature Club)Fossil Detective (Nature Club)
Discusses the nature and origin of fossils, the collection and study of them, and what they can...
Fossil Vertebrates of AlabamaFossil Vertebrates of Alabama
Best Price: $29.92
If you need to find out about fossil vertebrates of Alabama, this is the book you need! And...
Cenozoic Seas: The View From Eastern North AmericaCenozoic Seas: The View From Eastern North America
Best Price: $185.23
I am not a scientist, nor a professional shell collector - but I am very interested in the...
Ostracods: Fossil Focus Guide (Earthwise Discovering Geology Guidecards)Ostracods: Fossil Focus Guide (Earthwise Discovering Geology Guidecards)

POSTCRANIAL ADAPTATIONPOSTCRANIAL ADAPTATION
Best Price: $31.99
Incorporating the latest research of leading scholars in the field, this collection of essays...
Illustrated Key to Skulls of Genera of North American Land MammalsIllustrated Key to Skulls of Genera of North American Land Mammals
Best Price: $11.80
This work can be utilized by experienced field personnel. Lacks definitions of many terms and...
Field Guide to Fossils No 3: Zechstein Reef Fossils and their Palaeoecology (Palaentology FG Fossils)Field Guide to Fossils No 3: Zechstein Reef Fossils and their Palaeoecology (Palaentology FG Fossils)The Dinosaur Dealers: Mission: To Uncover International Fossil SmugglingThe Dinosaur Dealers: Mission: To Uncover International Fossil Smuggling
Best Price: $23.55
This book needs to be taken with a huge grain of salt. Long, an Australian paleontologist, has a...
Handbook of Paleoanthropology: Vol I:Principles, Methods and Approaches Vol II:Primate Evolution and Human Origins Vol III:Phylogeny of Hominids (v. 1)Handbook of Paleoanthropology: Vol I:Principles, Methods and Approaches Vol II:Primate Evolution and Human Origins Vol III:Phylogeny of Hominids (v. 1)
Best Price: $199.99
This 3-volume handbook brings together contributions by the world´s leading specialists...

Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Interpretation and ApplicationMicrofacies of Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Interpretation and Application
Best Price: $143.93
I love this book. I had old addition of it but I had lost that. Now I am happy to have its new...
Bolivinitids of the Niger Delta, Nigeria: Bolivinitid biostratigraphy and paleoenvironment of Niger Delta, NigeriaBolivinitids of the Niger Delta, Nigeria: Bolivinitid biostratigraphy and paleoenvironment of Niger Delta, Nigeria
Best Price: $93.99
Reyment (1959) studied borehole samples from West Africa that yielded the genus Bolivina...
Larousse de los Dinosaurios/ Larousse of the Dinosaurs: Del Inicio a La Extincion/ From the Beginning to the Extinction (Spanish Edition)Larousse de los Dinosaurios/ Larousse of the Dinosaurs: Del Inicio a La Extincion/ From the Beginning to the Extinction (Spanish Edition)
Best Price: $81.05
Isotopes in Palaeoenvironmental Research (Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research)Isotopes in Palaeoenvironmental Research (Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research)
Best Price: $138.97
This thorough reference shows how stable isotopes can be applied to understanding the...
Late Neogene Yushe Basin, Shanxi Province, China: Volume I (Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology)Late Neogene Yushe Basin, Shanxi Province, China: Volume I (Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology)
Best Price: $118.58

Foraminiferal Ecology and PaleoecologyForaminiferal Ecology and PaleoecologyThe Macropodoidea (Fieldiana. Geology. New Series, No 25 (Publication ()The Macropodoidea (Fieldiana. Geology. New Series, No 25 (Publication ()Proceedings of the 7th International Palynological Congress (International Palynological Congress//Proceedings)Proceedings of the 7th International Palynological Congress (International Palynological Congress//Proceedings)
The seventh International Palynological Congress was held in Brisbane, Australia, from 29th...
The Reign of the Dinosaurs (New Horizons)The Reign of the Dinosaurs (New Horizons)The Bug Creek Problem and the Cretaceous-Tertiary Transition at McGuire Creek, Montana (University of California Publications. Anthropological Recor)The Bug Creek Problem and the Cretaceous-Tertiary Transition at McGuire Creek, Montana (University of California Publications. Anthropological Recor)
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Bug Creek assemblages from Montana, transitional in composition between typical Cretaceous and...

Prehistoric Past Revealed: The Four Billion Year History of Life on EarthPrehistoric Past Revealed: The Four Billion Year History of Life on Earth
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Life on earth is now known to be an astonishing four billion years old. Yet as recently as two...
Human Growth in the Past: Studies from Bones and Teeth (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology)Human Growth in the Past: Studies from Bones and Teeth (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology)
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Until now, studies of dental and skeletal growth and development have often been treated as...
The Artist and the Scientists: Bringing Prehistory to LifeThe Artist and the Scientists: Bringing Prehistory to Life
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The Artist and the Scientists: Bringing Prehistory to Life presents the extraordinary lives and...
Plant Life of the Quaternary Cold Stages: Evidence from the British IslesPlant Life of the Quaternary Cold Stages: Evidence from the British Isles
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This book brings together for the first time the published information on the Quaternary cold...
The Arkansas Coal Field: With Reports On The PaleontologyThe Arkansas Coal Field: With Reports On The Paleontology
Best Price: $25.46
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations,...

Strange creatures that really livedStrange creatures that really lived
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Introduces some animals that lived long ago, such as the giant sloth, camelus, huge roaches, and...
T. Rex and the Crater of DoomT. Rex and the Crater of Doom
Sixty-five million years ago a gigantic comet or asteroid as big as Mount Everest slammed into...
Basic Questions in Paleontology: Geologic Time, Organic Evolution, and Biological SystematicsBasic Questions in Paleontology: Geologic Time, Organic Evolution, and Biological Systematics
Best Price: $21.99
This book is a great introduction to paleontology. My 14 year old daughter is reading it, but it...
The Paleobiological Revolution: Essays on the Growth of Modern PaleontologyThe Paleobiological Revolution: Essays on the Growth of Modern Paleontology
Best Price: $44.25
Paleontology has long had a troubled relationship with evolutionary biology. Suffering from a...
Dynamics of Dinosaurs and Other Extinct GiantsDynamics of Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Giants
Best Price: $5.90
This is one of the more powerful little books in science. The author elegantly describes such...

New Approaches to Speciation in the Fossil RecordNew Approaches to Speciation in the Fossil Record
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I was looking for this book for it is cited as interesting by one the most influent biologists...
Evolutionary PaleoecologyEvolutionary Paleoecology
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One of the most important questions we can ask about life is "Does ecology matter?"...
Dogs: Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary HistoryDogs: Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History
Best Price: $20.21
Dogs and their kin have an extensive fossil record, especially in North America. The authors...
Dogs: Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary HistoryDogs: Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History
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"Dogs: Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History" answers so many questions that...
Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs: A Look at Dinosaur Reproduction (Life of the Past)Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs: A Look at Dinosaur Reproduction (Life of the Past)
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The book is not written for dinosaur loving children. A background in general science, anatomy,...

Starring T. Rex!: Dinosaur Mythology and Popular CultureStarring T. Rex!: Dinosaur Mythology and Popular Culture
Best Price: $71.72
In some cases, scientific research into the space-time continuum may have [unexpected]...
Fossil Frogs and Toads of North America (Life of the Past)Fossil Frogs and Toads of North America (Life of the Past)
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The heart of this book consists of detailed systematic accounts of the known fossil frogs and...
Islands in the Cosmos: The Evolution of Life on Land (Life of the Past)Islands in the Cosmos: The Evolution of Life on Land (Life of the Past)
Best Price: $17.00
The reviewer of Russell's previous book on dinosaurs wrote, "Paleontologist...
New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs: The Royal Tyrrell Museum Ceratopsian Symposium (Life of the Past)New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs: The Royal Tyrrell Museum Ceratopsian Symposium (Life of the Past)
Best Price: $65.00
Easily distinguished by the horns and frills on their skulls, ceratopsians were one of the most...
Hunting DinosaursHunting Dinosaurs

Nautilus: The Biology and Paleobiology of a Living Fossil (Topics in Geobiology) (Vol 6)Nautilus: The Biology and Paleobiology of a Living Fossil (Topics in Geobiology) (Vol 6)Applying Evolutionary Archaeology: A Systematic ApproachApplying Evolutionary Archaeology: A Systematic Approach
Best Price: $115.55
This book is an in-depth treatment of Darwinian evolutionism and its applicability to the...
Wildlife WarsWildlife Wars
Anyone who has ever been to Kenya's extraordinary game parks to see the elephants, or...
America's Horrible Histories #01: Who Are You Calling A Woolly Mammoth (America's Funny But True History)America's Horrible Histories #01: Who Are You Calling A Woolly Mammoth (America's Funny But True History)
Best Price: $11.00
Some people think that North America¹s history began when Columbus sailed over in 1492. The...
The Precambrian Earth, Volume 12: Tempos and Events (Developments in Precambrian Geology)The Precambrian Earth, Volume 12: Tempos and Events (Developments in Precambrian Geology)
In this book the editors strive to cover all primary (i.e. non-applied) topics in Precambrian...

Evolution and Geological Significance of Larger Benthic Foraminifera, Volume 21 (Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy)Evolution and Geological Significance of Larger Benthic Foraminifera, Volume 21 (Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy)
Best Price: $140.31
The over-all aim of the book is to collect and add to the information published already on the...
Clays, Muds, and Shales (Developments in Sedimentology)Clays, Muds, and Shales (Developments in Sedimentology)
This book provides a comprehensive and critical summary of clay mineral literature that relates...
Vegetation and climate from two Oligocene glacioeustatic sedimentary cycles (31 and 24 Ma) cored by the Cape Roberts Project, Victoria Land Basin, ... Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology]Vegetation and climate from two Oligocene glacioeustatic sedimentary cycles (31 and 24 Ma) cored by the Cape Roberts Project, Victoria Land Basin, ... Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology]
Best Price: $5.95
This digital document is a journal article from Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology,...
History of the Coelacanth FishesHistory of the Coelacanth Fishes
This book evaluates the reputation of the coelacanth, presenting up-to-date accounts of the...
Primate Origins (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects)Primate Origins (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects)
The goals of this volume are twofold. First, it aims to provide a novel focus on adaptive...

Human Paleobiology (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology)Human Paleobiology (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology)
Human Paleobiology provides a unifying framework for the study of past and present human...
The Pterosaurs: From Deep TimeThe Pterosaurs: From Deep Time
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Here is the first complete portrait of the legendary flying dragons of deep time?the...
The Dragon Seekers: How An Extraordinary Cicle Of Fossilists Discovered The Dinosaurs And Paved The Way For DarwinThe Dragon Seekers: How An Extraordinary Cicle Of Fossilists Discovered The Dinosaurs And Paved The Way For Darwin
The dramatic story of how a group of nineteenth-century fossilists forever changed our view of...
Under a Green Sky: Global Warming, the Mass Extinctions of the Past, and What They Can Tell Us About Our FutureUnder a Green Sky: Global Warming, the Mass Extinctions of the Past, and What They Can Tell Us About Our Future
Best Price: $7.31
This book begins with an investigation by paleontologist Peter Ward of the cause of the major...
Discovering Fossils: How to Find and Identify Remains of the Prehistoric Past (Fossils & Dinosaurs)Discovering Fossils: How to Find and Identify Remains of the Prehistoric Past (Fossils & Dinosaurs)
160 drawings 6 x 9 Complete beginners guide to fossil collecting Includes lesser-studied...

Beasts of Eden: Walking Whales, Dawn Horses, and Other Enigmas of Mammal EvolutionBeasts of Eden: Walking Whales, Dawn Horses, and Other Enigmas of Mammal Evolution
Mammals first evolved at about the same time as dinosaurs, and their story is perhaps the more...
Cretaceous Rudists of Boeotia, Central Greece (Special Papers in Palaeontology)Cretaceous Rudists of Boeotia, Central Greece (Special Papers in Palaeontology)Ice Age Mammals of Northwestern TexasIce Age Mammals of Northwestern Texas
This is a 309 page scientific book containing detailed information, many sketches and...
Hot Springs Mammoth Site: A DecadeHot Springs Mammoth Site: A Decade
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Fossil Shark Teeth of the WorldFossil Shark Teeth of the World
Best Price: $19.95
Apparently, there is a dearth of good fossil shark tooth guides. The quality of the most...

Droughts, Food and Culture: Ecological Change and Food Security in Africa's Later PrehistoryDroughts, Food and Culture: Ecological Change and Food Security in Africa's Later Prehistory
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Recent droughts in Africa and elsewhere in the world, from China to Peru, have serious...
The Ancient Life History of the Earth a Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological ScienceThe Ancient Life History of the Earth a Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science
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The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in...
Fossils and Strata, Diversity and dynamics of the mammalian fauna in Denmark throughout the last glacial-interglacial cycle, 115-0 kyr BP (Fossils and Strata Monograph Series)Fossils and Strata, Diversity and dynamics of the mammalian fauna in Denmark throughout the last glacial-interglacial cycle, 115-0 kyr BP (Fossils and Strata Monograph Series)
Best Price: $18.56
This monograph presents the changes in diversity and distribution in time and space of the...
The Seashell on the Mountaintop: Story sci Sainthood Humble Genius Who Discovered New hist EarthThe Seashell on the Mountaintop: Story sci Sainthood Humble Genius Who Discovered New hist Earth
Best Price: $3.76
The story of enigmatic scientist-turned-priest, Nicholas Steno, who first proposed that the...
Dinosaurs: An Introduction to Familiar Species, Their Habits and Habitats (A Pocket Tutor Guide)Dinosaurs: An Introduction to Familiar Species, Their Habits and Habitats (A Pocket Tutor Guide)
Best Price: $3.19
Featuring beautiful, color illustrations throughout, this concise reference profiles the...

Vegetation and climate from two Oligocene glacioeustatic sedimentary cycles (31 and 24 Ma) cored by the Cape Roberts Project, Victoria Land Basin, ... Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology]Vegetation and climate from two Oligocene glacioeustatic sedimentary cycles (31 and 24 Ma) cored by the Cape Roberts Project, Victoria Land Basin, ... Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology]
Best Price: $5.95
This digital document is a journal article from Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology,...
History of the Coelacanth FishesHistory of the Coelacanth Fishes
This book evaluates the reputation of the coelacanth, presenting up-to-date accounts of the...
Primate Origins (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects)Primate Origins (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects)
The goals of this volume are twofold. First, it aims to provide a novel focus on adaptive...
Human Paleobiology (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology)Human Paleobiology (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology)
Human Paleobiology provides a unifying framework for the study of past and present human...
The Pterosaurs: From Deep TimeThe Pterosaurs: From Deep Time
Best Price: $50.00
Here is the first complete portrait of the legendary flying dragons of deep time?the...

The Dragon Seekers: How An Extraordinary Cicle Of Fossilists Discovered The Dinosaurs And Paved The Way For DarwinThe Dragon Seekers: How An Extraordinary Cicle Of Fossilists Discovered The Dinosaurs And Paved The Way For Darwin
The dramatic story of how a group of nineteenth-century fossilists forever changed our view of...
Under a Green Sky: Global Warming, the Mass Extinctions of the Past, and What They Can Tell Us About Our FutureUnder a Green Sky: Global Warming, the Mass Extinctions of the Past, and What They Can Tell Us About Our Future
Best Price: $7.31
This book begins with an investigation by paleontologist Peter Ward of the cause of the major...
Discovering Fossils: How to Find and Identify Remains of the Prehistoric Past (Fossils & Dinosaurs)Discovering Fossils: How to Find and Identify Remains of the Prehistoric Past (Fossils & Dinosaurs)
160 drawings 6 x 9 Complete beginners guide to fossil collecting Includes lesser-studied...
Beasts of Eden: Walking Whales, Dawn Horses, and Other Enigmas of Mammal EvolutionBeasts of Eden: Walking Whales, Dawn Horses, and Other Enigmas of Mammal Evolution
Mammals first evolved at about the same time as dinosaurs, and their story is perhaps the more...
Fossils (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Watts Library (Sagebrush))Fossils (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Watts Library (Sagebrush))
Best Price: $19.60
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Explores how paleontologists use the fossils they find to...

Vertebrate Paleontology and EvolutionVertebrate Paleontology and Evolution
Best Price: $85.00
...the only easily available work that goes to any depth on this intensely interesting subject. ...
Bones of ContentionBones of Contention
Best Price: $49.99
I found Bones of Contention to be a fascinating read; for a popular science book, it was an...
A Revision of the Indo-West Pacific Fossil and Recent Species of Murex S.S. and Haustellum (Mollusca : Gastropoda : Muricidae)A Revision of the Indo-West Pacific Fossil and Recent Species of Murex S.S. and Haustellum (Mollusca : Gastropoda : Muricidae)The Dragon Seekers: How an Extraordinary Circle of Fossilists Discovered the Dinosaurs and Paved the Way for DarwinThe Dragon Seekers: How an Extraordinary Circle of Fossilists Discovered the Dinosaurs and Paved the Way for Darwin
Best Price: $7.49
Christopher McGowan's 'The Dragon Seekers' is an extremely well written and easy to...
A Field Guide to Dinosaurs: The Essential Handbook for Travelers in the MesozoicA Field Guide to Dinosaurs: The Essential Handbook for Travelers in the Mesozoic
Best Price: $10.28
Renowned dinosaur artist Luis V. Rey and paleontologist and writer Henry Gee use up to the...

Palaeozoic Vertebrate Biostratigraphy and BiogeographyPalaeozoic Vertebrate Biostratigraphy and Biogeography
"In the last twenty years or so there has been an upsurge in the study of Palaeozoic fishes...
The Rise of Placental Mammals: Origins and Relationships of the Major Extant CladesThe Rise of Placental Mammals: Origins and Relationships of the Major Extant Clades
Best Price: $50.15
This new book offers a whole scope of the evolution of each main group of placental mammals,...
The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of EvolutionThe Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution
Best Price: $33.66
Fishes that walk, fishes that breathe air, fishes that look like?and are?monsters from the deep....
Big Bone Lick: The Cradle of American PaleontologyBig Bone Lick: The Cradle of American Paleontology
Best Price: $12.22
Shawnee legend tells of a herd of huge bison rampaging through the Ohio Valley, laying waste to...
 
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