Fossil / written by Dr. Paul D. Taylor.

Title:

ISBN:

9781465462558

9781465462473

Personal Author:

Taylor, Paul D.

Edition:

Relaunch edition.

Publication Information:

New York, New York : DK Publishing, [2017]

Physical Description:

72 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Fossils-true and false -- The making of rocks -- Turning to stone -- Changing world -- Early paleontology -- Fossil folklore -- Fossils of the future -- Remarkable remains -- Corals -- Seabed dwellers -- Shell shapes - Mighty mollusks -- Animals in armor -- Arms and spines -- Fish -- Plants pioneers -- Fossil fuels -- Our of the water -- On to the land -- Sea-dragons -- Fossil giants -- Dinosaur discovery -- Winged wonders -- Mammal variety -- A world apart -- Human fossils -- Living fossils -- Fossil hunting -- Did you know? -- Identifying fossils -- Find out more.

Summary:

Discover what fossilized shells, bones, skulls, teeth, and plants tell us about the distant past.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.2 1.0 17223.

Reading Counts RC 6-8 6.9 6 Quiz: 18203 Guided reading level: NR.

Subject Term:

Fossils

Paleontology

Audience:

1060L Lexile

Series Title:

DK eyewitness books.