What Your Fossils Can Tell You
eBook - ePub

What Your Fossils Can Tell You

Vertebrate Morphology, Pathology, and Cultural Modification

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eBook - ePub

What Your Fossils Can Tell You

Vertebrate Morphology, Pathology, and Cultural Modification

About this book

A practical and fun identification manual for amateurs and professionals alike

"Provides the beginning fossil vertebrate enthusiast with some valuable information about the fossils they are collecting."--Guy "Harley" Means, Florida Geological Survey

"Illustrates how the dynamic story of ancient life and death and post-mortem utilization is accessible from the study of bone shapes. It is this very thing that made me want to be a paleontologist in the first place."--Pennilyn Higgins, University of Rochester

Written primarily for the avid amateur and beginning paleontologist, What Your Fossils Can Tell You offers both experienced and novice fossil hunters and collectors the information needed to correctly identify and interpret the significance of their discoveries.

Professionals in the field may also use this book as a pictorial resource to assist them in bridging the fields of pathology and archaeology as they relate to paleontology. Amateur fossil hunters are presented with the tools they need to recognize significant finds and knowledge of how to collect vertebrate fossils responsibly and legally.

Robert Sinibaldi, in informal collaboration with a number of fossil experts, has compiled materials with a wide appeal. He explains many of the complex bumps, grooves, markings, and other anomalies that occur on fossil bones and teeth. A wealth of photographs helps readers visually identify these features and apply related concepts to their personal collections. Along with many common specimens, scores of unique fossil items appear here in print for the first time.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. Preface
  8. 1. Introduction
  9. 2. The Morphology of Fossil Bones
  10. 3. The Morphology of Fossil Teeth
  11. 4. Natural Alterations to Fossils
  12. 5. Pathologies in Fossil Bones
  13. 6. Pathologies in Fossil Teeth
  14. 7. Cultural Modification of Bones, Antlers, and Teeth
  15. Glossary
  16. Notes
  17. Selected References
  18. Acknowledgments
  19. Index