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Overview
Describes the formation and characteristics of animal fossils, including those of trilobites, lobe-finned fishes, and dinosaurs, and explains how they give us information about the history of the earth.Describes the formation and characteristics of animal fossils, including those of trilobites, lobe-finned fishes, and dinosaurs, and explains how they give us information about the history of the earth.
Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 4-6-A brief but attractive overview. An introductory chapter defines terms such as sedimentary rock, relative time vs. absolute age, and the different kinds of fossils. Other chapters provide examples of remains from the Paleozoic to the Cenozoic eras and mention early ocean animals, some of the newer dinosaur discoveries, and ancient mammals. In covering the dinosaur finds, the author defines and describes the creature and notes where the fossils were discovered (but not always when), and why the discovery is important. The somewhat dry text is accompanied by above-average full-color photographs. An adequate, current bibliography with Internet resources is included.-Kathryn Kosiorek, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Brooklyn, OHBook Details
Published
September 1, 1998
Publisher
New York : F. Watts, c1998.
Pages
64
Format
Binding
ISBN
9780531203842