A Beachcombers Guide To Fossils
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Author | : Bob Gale |
Publisher | : Wormsloe Foundation Nature Boo |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780820357324 |
Millions of years before humans began visiting Atlantic and Gulf coast beaches, amazing creatures roamed this region. They are gone now but left behind fossil treasures you can pick up today. A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils uses hundreds of color close-up photos and detailed descriptions to show you how to recognize these exciting finds. This field guide will help you uncover mysteries hiding among the seashells, sand, and driftwood. You'll learn to identify remnant bones and teeth from mammoths, sharks, armadillos, tortoises, and many other prehistoric giants.
Author | : Lorena Paras |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2016-05-01 |
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ISBN | : 9780983926474 |
Author | : Blair E. Witherington |
Publisher | : Pineapple Press Inc |
Total Pages | : 179 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1561644900 |
"Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas" satisfies a beachcomber's curiosity within a comprehensive yet easily browsed guide covering beach processes, plants, animals, minerals, and manmade objects. Full-color photos. Maps.
Author | : Blair Witherington |
Publisher | : Pineapple Press Inc |
Total Pages | : 46 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1561644978 |
With simple organization, this guide tells the individual stories of 213 shelled mollusks using descriptive accounts, distribution maps, and color photographs. Accounts feature glimpses of each seashell's former life as a living creature. The organization and descriptions as well as the photographs make shell identification easy.
Author | : Ashley Oliphant |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 2015-06-10 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1561648957 |
This is a basic guide on how to find and identify fossil shark teeth from the coast of the Carolinas. It offers the basic information novices need to get started hunting fossil shark teeth and features an easy-to-use reference section that will allow for speedy identification of species commonly found on the coasts of North and South Carolina.
Author | : Anna Marlis Burgard |
Publisher | : Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | : 131 |
Release | : 2018-04-17 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 145216164X |
A field guide to shells, sand dollars, sea glass, and more that “inspires a new appreciation for the wonders of the shore” (Providence Journal). The Beachcomber’s Companion is a charming illustrated guide to collecting and identifying shells and other coastal treasures. Each of the entries includes fascinating descriptions, fun tidbits, and detailed artwork that makes it easy to identify your own beach discoveries. A handy resource section offers tips on how to prepare before setting out on a shoreline adventure, from the beachcomber’s commandments to must-have items for every beachcombing toolkit and advice on preserving shells. Awash with information and gorgeous watercolor illustrations, this is an essential companion for all who love the ocean’s shore, asbreezy, inviting, and delightful as a day at the beach. “Loaded with interesting information, charming anecdotes, and useful hints.” —Dr. David L. Pawson, Emeritus Senior Scientist, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Author | : Robert Tucker Abbott |
Publisher | : Seaside Publishing |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780820002101 |
Author | : Robin C. Brown |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 215 |
Release | : 2014-10-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1561647551 |
For 50 million years Florida was home to hordes of strange and wonderful animals. Their remains accumulated in rivers, springs, and oceans. Today fossilized bones and teeth wash up along streams, banks, and beaches and lie in limerock quarries. This guide teaches how and where to hunt fossils—with maps, means of identification, and the history of these fossil treasures. Complete, accurate, and fully illustrated, including an outstanding identification section.
Author | : Sandy Allison |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 129 |
Release | : 2017-04-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1493027905 |
Identify just about any seashell found on New England beaches, from southern Connecticut to northern Maine. Beautiful illustrations and straightforward descriptive text help readers identify 70 different seashells, and learn a little bit about them--most likely anything a reader wants to identify will be included, without a lot of "extra" species. Expert information offered in an appealing format for beachcombers, amateur naturalists, and anyone else who loves the beach. Includes advice on how and where to find great shells.
Author | : Steve Trewhella |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2021-06-08 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0691232423 |
Immerse yourself in the beachcombing experience; the wind in your face, the smell of salt spray, the roar of the ocean; it’s an assault on the senses, the perfect tonic. From time immemorial people have been drawn to the beach to collect practical resources as well as mysterious objects that have fuelled myth and folklore – it is our inherent hunter-gatherer instinct. The beach strandline is also a wildlife habitat, home to a unique community of plants and animals, many found nowhere else. They create a rich and ever-changing oasis of life in the otherwise harsh environment of the beach. Whether you are a seasoned beachcomber, a casual visitor or an enthusiastic naturalist, this book is for you. It will satisfy your curiosity about each treasure found cast up on the beach, be it a pretty seashell or an exotic ocean voyager. • Descriptions of common and rare beach finds, both natural and man-made • Clear photographs showing objects and species as found on the strandline and in their natural habitat • Suggestions for family activities related to beachcombing • A comprehensive account of the living flora and fauna of the beach strandline • Information on threats and conservation measures for the marine and coastal environment