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My book of fossils, Author: Dr. Dean Lomax

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My book of fossils

Author: Dr. Dean Lomax

Unearth the treasures from the prehistoric world underneath your feet. From glittering ammonites to razor-sharp dinosaur claws and delicate leaf impressions, uncover our world's prehistoric past through the incredible fossils left behind. Arranged by plant or animal type, there are profiles of 50 key fossils, including well-loved favorites, such as Triceratops, and more curious remains, such as fossil fish teeth

What are fossils? -- Types of fossils -- Making a fossil -- Fossil record -- Fossil sites -- Paleontology tools -- Collecting fossils -- Stromatolite -- Cooksonia -- Zamites -- Pecopteris -- Lepidodendron -- Porana -- Woodocrinus -- Rhizopoterion -- Thecosmilia -- Pygurus -- Didymograptus -- Tibia -- Hallucigenia -- Tullimonstrum -- Trilobites -- Pterygotus -- Archimedes -- Aviculopecten -- Meganeura -- Cyrtospirifer -- Cylindroteuthis -- Ammonites -- Gemstone fossils -- First fossil finders -- Pycnodus -- Otodus megalodon -- Coccosteus -- Drepanaspis -- Tiktaalik -- Eryops -- Echmatemys -- Edaphosaurus -- Stenopterydius -- Elasmosaurus -- Scaphognathus -- Platecarpus -- Dinosaurs -- Stegosaurus -- Euoplocephalus -- Ornithopods -- Patagotitan -- Khaan -- Triceratops -- Stegoceras -- Tyrannosaurus -- Velociraptor -- Archaeopteryx -- Confuciusornis -- Dinornis -- Dorudon -- Prehistoric world -- Morganucodon -- Gomphotherium -- Ursus spelaeus -- Coelodonta -- Smilodon -- Mammuthus -- Mylodon -- Australopithecus -- Excavation -- Recent discoveries -- Future fossils -- All together -- Glossary

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