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Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Dinosaurs & the prehistoric world
Humans have "gone underground" for survival for thousands of years,
from underground cities in Turkey to Cold War-era bunkers. But our
burrowing roots go back to the very beginnings of animal life on
earth. Without burrowing, the planet would be very different today.
Many animal lineages alive now-including our own-only survived a
cataclysmic meteorite strike 65 million years ago because they went
underground. On a grander scale, the chemistry of the planet itself
had already been transformed many millions of years earlier by the
first animal burrows, which altered whole ecosystems. Every day we
walk on an earth filled with an under-ground wilderness teeming
with life. Most of this life stays hidden, yet these animals and
their subterranean homes are ubiquitous, ranging from the deep sea
to mountains, from the equator to the poles. Burrows are a refuge
from predators, a safe home for raising young, or a tool to ambush
prey. Burrows also protect animals against all types of natural
disasters: fires, droughts, storms, meteorites, global warmings-and
coolings. In a book filled with spectacularly diverse fauna,
acclaimed paleontologist and ichnologist Anthony Martin reveals
this fascinating, hidden world that will continue to influence and
transform life on this planet.
Collector's Guide to Fort Payne Crinoids and Blastoids is the first
comprehensive guide for identifying the fossils of echinoderms from
hundreds of millions of years ago, when North America was covered
by a warm, equatorial sea. Crinoids and blastoids, echinoderms (the
same family of marine animals to include starfish, sea urchins, and
sand dollars) from the Fort Payne Formation in Kentucky, are rarely
seen at gem, mineral, and fossil shows, nor are they regularly
displayed at major museums. By combining high-quality color
photographs and an accompanying descriptive text, William W. Morgan
provides the first comprehensive identification guide to these
fascinating fossils. Collector's Guide to Fort Payne Crinoids and
Blastoids features photographs, often offering more than one view,
of the best-quality specimens curated in the Smithsonian and other
prominent invertebrate fossil museums. Morgan includes photographs
that are unlabeled so that readers can test themselves to see
whether they can differentiate some of the more subtle features
that may be necessary for accurate identification.
Of Hominins, Hunter-Gatherers and Heroes offers spellbinding stories
of some amazing, little-known places in South Africa.
Who knew that on the West Coast, just an hour’s drive from Cape
Town, is one of only three places on earth where you can see the
fossils of creatures that lived in antediluvian times and died right where
you see them now? Or that all Bushman art, whether painted or
engraved, is a conversation with the spirit world?
Bristow ventured to some lesser-known or visited places such as
the West Coast Fossil Park, Mapungubwe, Hogsback, Lambazi
Bay, Port Grosvenor, and Nieu Bethesda. Some old favourites also,
like the Garden Route, Kruger National Park, Cape Point and the
Johannesburg war museum – but they each get a new treatment.
Written in the same engaging style as previous books in the Stories
from the Veld series, Of Hominins, Hunter-Gatherers and Heroes is a
journey through a bucket list of must-see places in this “world in one
country”.
These stories will excite, entertain and enthral you.
People of all ages are fascinated by dinosaurs. And they have a lot
of questions about them too: When and where did dinosaurs live? Are
they mentioned in the Bible? What does the fossil evidence tell us
about dinosaurs? There are some people who say dinosaurs lived
millions of years ago, long before humans. But if the Bible is
correct when it talks about God's creation of the world and
universe, then dinosaurs and people both lived on the earth at the
same time. Dinosaurs and the Bible explores the historical,
scriptural, and fossil evidence about dinosaurs, and shares what we
can know after many years of thoughtful, careful research.
My Dinosaur Garden is bursting with crafts and activities perfect
for children. Created with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS),
the UK's leading gardening charity, this book is packed with fun
things to make and do both indoors and outdoors. It's time to get
your green-claws ready with your favourite dinosaur friends! Grow
dinosaur cress eggs Create a Triceratops leaf collage Make your own
roar-some rock garden These dinos are off on a garden tour to learn
all about plants, wildlife and top gardening tips. The dinosaurs
can't wait to start exploring - and you can join them! This book is
packed with fun facts and activities, so you can become a gardening
expert, too. Step-by-step gardening activities - perfect for
families to enjoy the garden together Easy-to-follow instructions
for growing your own plants Colouring in, spot-the-difference, and
make your own dinosaur mask and puppet!
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