Paleontology Books

• Fossils
  Early Humans
  Origin of Life
  Cultures
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
   
  

  The First Human: The Race to Discover Our Earliest Ancestors

  In this dynamic account, award-winning science writer Ann Gibbons chronicles an extraordinary quest to answer the most primal of questions: When and where was the dawn of humankind?Following four ...  > read more
• Educational Policy
  Astrophysics
  Educational Psychology
  Astronomy
  Children's Health
  Teen Health
   
  

  Foundations of Astronomy (with AceAstronomy, Virtual Astronomy Labs Printed Access Card)

  With this newly revised 9th edition of FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY, Mike Seeds' goal is to help students use astronomy to understand science and use science to understand what we are. Fascinating and ...  > read more
• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
  Evolutionary Biology
  Cultures
  Evolution
   
  

  The Human Career: Human Biological and Cultural Origins

  Described as "by far the best book of its kind" (Henry McHenry, Evolution) and "the best introduction to the problems and data of modern palaeoanthropology yet published" (R. A. Foley, Antiquity), ...  > read more
• Ancient Civilizations
  Fossils
  Earth Science
  Archaeology
  Anthropology
  Ice Ages
   
  

  The Oracle: Ancient Delphi and the Science Behind Its Lost Secrets

  A gripping modern-day detective story about the scientific quest to understand the Oracle of Delphi Like Walking the Bible, this fascinating book turns a modern eye on an enduring legend. The Oracle ...  > read more
• Extinction
  Global Warming
  Dinosaurs
  Early Climate
  Fossils
  Endangered Animals
   
  

  Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities: The Causes of Mass Extinctions

  This is a book about the dramatic periods in the Earth's history called mass extinctions - short periods (by geological standards) when life nearly died out on Earth. The most famous is the mass ...  > read more
• Ancient Civilizations
  Lost Treasures
  New Species
  Fossils
  Earth Science
  Ice Ages
   
  

  The First American: The Suppressed Story of the People Who Discovered the New World

  Forty years ago, an amateur prehistorian discovered an engraved mastodon bone near Mexico City, showing a virtual bestiary from the Ice Age. Harvard University took notice and excavated nearby ...  > read more
• Dinosaurs
  Extinction
  Paleontology
  Earth Science
  Nature
  Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
   
  

  Out of Thin Air: Dinosaurs, Birds, And Earth's Ancient Atmosphere

  For 65 million years dinosaurs ruled the Earth - until a deadly asteroid forced their extinction. But what accounts for the incredible longevity of dinosaurs? A renowned scientist now provides a ...  > read more
• Mars
  Space Missions
  NASA
  Space Policy
  Space Exploration
  Solar System
   
  

  A Traveler's Guide to Mars

  A Traveler's Guide to Mars revitalizes the Red Planet, leaving readers with the urge to don a spacesuit and take a long trip. With the look and heft of a guide to someplace you might actually go, the ...  > read more
• Ice Ages
  Early Climate
  Early Mammals
  Nature of Water
  Geography
  Climate
   
  

  Ice Age Mammals of North America

  The time is the Pleistocene epoch, about 2 million to 10,000 years ago. Continent-size ice sheets cover 30 percent of the earth's landmass, and strange creatures rove the landscape. Ice Age Mammals ...  > read more
• Paleontology
  Early Mammals
  Fossils
  Tyrannosaurus Rex
  Photography
  Microbiology
   
  

  Fossil Shark Teeth of the World

  An easy to understand book on fossil shark tooth identification. Clear photos and simple terminology. This book is a must for any fossil ...  > read more

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