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In Fantastic Fossils, Donald R. Prothero offers an accessible, entertaining, and richly illustrated guide to the paleontologist’s journey. He details the best places to look for fossils, the art of how to find them, and how to classify the major types.

Fantastic Fossils

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I. Fossils Are Where You Find Them

1. Fantastic Fossils

2. How Are Fossils Formed?

3. What Kinds of Rocks Yield Fossils?

4. Where Do You Find Fossils?

5. Dating Fossils

6. Collecting Fossils: Badlands

7. Collecting Fossils: Beaches

8. Collecting Fossils: Quarries and Roadcuts

9. The Crucial Step: Collecting Data

Part II. Identifying Your Fossils

10. What's in a Name?

11. Phylum Porifera: Sponges and Their Relatives

12. Phylum Cnidaria (Coelenterates): Sea Jellies, Sea Anemones, and Corals

13. Phylum Brachiopoda: Brachiopods, or Lamp Shells

14. Phylum Bryozoa: Bryozoans, or Moss Animals

15. Phylum Arthropoda: Trilobites and Their Relatives

16. Phylum Mollusca: Clams, Snail, Squids, and Their Relatives

17. Phylum Echinodermata: Sea Stars, Sea Urchins, and Their Relatives

18. Phylum Hemichordata: Graptolites

19. Phylum Chordata: Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals

20. Paleobotany: Fossil Plants

Index