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Smithsonian Handbook: Fossils
A great book for reading or reference, this handy (6.0" x 8.5") handbook by Cyril Walker and David Ward presents interesting facts and full-color photos for hundreds of different fossils. Contains 320 pages with a glossary and fossil index. High School and up.
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Smithsonian Handbooks: Fossils
Table of Contents
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Introduction
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6
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Author's Introduction |
6
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How this Book Works |
9
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What is a Fossil? |
10
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Modes of Preservation |
12
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Geological time Chart |
14
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Where To Look |
16
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Collecting Fossils |
18
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Preparing Your Collection |
20
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From Hobby to Science |
22
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Fossil Identification Key |
24
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Invertebrates |
32
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Foraminifera |
32
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Sponges |
33
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Bryozoa |
36
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Worms |
40
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Trace Fossils |
42
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Problematica |
43
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Graptolites |
45
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Corals |
50
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Trilobites |
56
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Crustacea |
66
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Chelicerata |
73
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Insects |
76
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Brachiopods |
79
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Bivalves |
94
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Scaphopods & Chitons |
114
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Gastropods |
115
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Nautiloids |
134
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Ammonoidea |
141
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Ammonites |
145
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Belemnites & Squids |
161
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Crinoids |
166
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Echinoids |
175
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Asteroids |
186
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Ophiuroidea |
189
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Blastoids |
190
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Cystoids |
191
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Carpoids |
193
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Vertebrates
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194
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Agnathans |
194
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Placoderms |
196
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Chondrichthyans |
198
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Acanthodians |
208
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Osteichthyans |
209
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Amphibians |
221
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Anapsid Reptiles |
225
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Diapsid Reptiles |
231
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Dinosaurs |
245
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Synapsid Reptiles |
255
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Birds |
258
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Mammals |
263
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Plants |
286
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Algae |
286
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Early Land Plants |
289
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Hepatophytes |
290
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Sphenopsids |
290
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Ferns |
292
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Lycopods |
294
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Pteridosperms |
295
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Bennettites |
300
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Progymnosperms |
300
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Cordaitales |
301
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Conifers |
301
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Ginkgos |
307
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Dicotyledonous Angiosperms |
307
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Monocotyledonous Angiosperms |
311
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| Glossary
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312
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| Index
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317
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| Acknowledgements
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320
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