fossils

Discusses how fossilized remains of plants and animals reveal the characteristics of the prehistoric world.

Text, photographs, and illustrations document the work of present-day scientists who search for dinosaur fossils throughout the world.

Provides one hundred facts about fossils and fossil hunters, and includes illustrations, cartoons, and quizzes.

Introduces dinosaurs, discussing the different categories, what they looked like, what they ate, how we know about them through the study of fossils, and why they may have become extinct.

Recounts the life and fossil discoveries of Barnum Brown, the paleontologist who, in 1908, discovered the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus skeleton that had ever been found.

Explains how dinosaur remains became fossilized and how paleontologists study fossils to learn more about the physical characteristics and behavior of these prehistoric creatures.

Looks at many of the most common rocks, minerals, and fossils and explains how to find and identify them.

Describes plants and animals that developed in ancient times and remain relatively unchanged today, including the cockroach, opossum, and ginkgo tree.

Describes the characteristics of a variety of prehistoric life forms from the simplest to the most complex with emphasis on reptiles and humans.

Traces the evolution of life on earth from the appearance of the first jellyfish 670 million years ago through the emergence of man.