What Your Fossils Can Tell You: Vertebrate Morphology, Pathology, and Cultural Modification

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Robert W. Sinibaldi

What Your Fossils Can Tell You

Vertebrate Morphology, Pathology, and Cultural Modification

Robert W. Sinibaldi

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University Press of Florida
31 December 2022

Archaeology; Dinosaurs & the prehistoric world; Rocks, minerals & fossils

Illustrates how the dynamic story of ancient life and death and post-mortem utilization is accessible from the study of bone shapes. It is this very thing that made me want to be a paleontologist in the first place.""--Pennilyn Higgins, University of Rochester

Written primarily for the avid amateur and beginning paleontologist, What Your Fossils Can Tell You offers both experienced and novice fossil hunters and collectors the information needed to correctly identify and interpret the significance of their discoveries.

Professionals in the field may also use this book as a pictorial resource to assist them in bridging the fields of pathology and archaeology as they relate to paleontology. Amateur fossil hunters are presented with the tools they need to recognize significant finds and knowledge of how to collect vertebrate fossils responsibly and legally.

Robert Sinibaldi, in informal collaboration with a number of fossil experts, has compiled materials with a wide appeal. He explains many of the complex bumps, grooves, markings, and other anomalies that occur on fossil bones and teeth. A wealth of photographs helps readers visually identify these features and apply related concepts to their personal collections. Along with many common specimens, scores of unique fossil items appear here in print for the first time.

By: Robert W. Sinibaldi
Imprint: University Press of Florida
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 251mm, Width: 177mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 957g
ISBN: 9780813068701
ISBN 10: 0813068703
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 31 December 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert W. Sinibaldi is a former president of the Tampa Bay Fossil Club and is currently a member of its board of directors. He is author of Fossil Diving: In Florida's Waters or any other Waters Containing Prehistoric Treasures and The Handbook of Paleontological Terms.

Reviews for What Your Fossils Can Tell You: Vertebrate Morphology, Pathology, and Cultural Modification

A practical and fun identification manual for amateurs and professionals alike. Provides the beginning fossil vertebrate enthusiast with some valuable information about the fossils they are collecting. - Guy Harley Means, Florida Geological Survey