fossils

Christopher Marley's art expresses his passionate engagement with the beautiful forms of nature. Beginning with insects and moving on to aquatic life, reptiles, birds, plants, and minerals, Marley has used his skills as a designer, conservator, taxidermist, and environmentally responsible collector to make images and mosaics that produce strong, positive emotional responses in viewers. Marley has a brilliant eye for color and pattern in different natural objects, and he expertly captures the deep relationships among them. Biophilia (literally, "love of living things") is a must-have for nature lovers, designers, artists, craftspeople, and anyone looking for visual inspiration in the arts.

In 1876 William Johnson used his summer break from Yale to work alongside renowned paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh on a journey across the United States in search of dinosaur fossils. But Marsh's paranoia gets the best of him, and he leaves William in Cheyenne, Wyoming when he becomes convinced the young man is working as a spy for Marsh's arch rival, Edward Drinker Cope. Stranded in a town writhing with crime, William joins forces with Cope and finds a treasure that puts his life at risk.

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

Briefly introduces various types of dinosaurs whose skeletons and reconstructions are seen in museums and explains how scientists uncover, preserve, and study fossilized dinosaur bones.

A collection of skeletons from incredible prehistoric animals. Discover what their bones reveal about how they lived.

An introduction to reptile fossils.

An introduction to marine fossils.

An introduction to mammal fossils, discussing how they are formed, where scientists look for them and more.

Looks at what fossils tell us about the Earth, how it was formed, and how it will continue to change in the future.