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by: Kirk Johnson
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 560.978
EAN: 9781555914516
ISBN: 1555914519
Label: Fulcrum Publishing
Manufacturer: Fulcrum Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: October 08, 2007
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Sales Rank: 67007
Studio: Fulcrum Publishing
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“Would make anyone want to go on a fossil hunt.”—True West
Cruisin'the Fossil Freeway follows the most unusual travels of a paleontologist and artist as they drive across the West in search of fossils, encountering “paleonerds” like themselves and evidence of everything from suburban T. rexes to ancient fossilized forests.
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Rating: - Great book!
Kirk Johnson of the Denver Museum of Natural History and his traveling companion, artist Ray Troll, take us on a goofy whirlwind tour of fossil sites in the West that is funny and also informative. Kirk Johnson explains a lot of geological concepts along the way, while weaving in great anecdotes and entertaining sketches of the whacky characters who live and work at many of the sites they visit. Ray Troll's art, as always, is great and often quite surreal, and there's lots of it on every page. Highly ... Read More
Rating:  - Geology Illustrated
The book was listed in Science News, which is a weekly publication with current news in the world of Science. My spouse, who is a Registered Professional Geologist, asked me to purchase it for her. At first glance she thought it was a children's book, however; in reading further realized the book was intended for adults. Her rating is that the publication was very good, both well written and illustrated. This rating means a lot because it is from someone who must have at least a zillion books on Geology ... Read More
Rating: - Caution! Paleo Fever is Catching
Caution! Paleo fever is catching. I already had a light dose of it before reading the book. Not many people carry around a small chunk of dinosaur rib in their purse just for the heck of it. (It makes a hilarious conversation piece at security check points. Most screeners don't want anything more to do with the purse after finding the bone.)
Now, after reading the book, I have a full blown case, and am itching to get back on the road. This book strikes just the right balance between ... Read More
Rating: - Freaky Fossils
Funny,thought-provoking story with historic information on paleontological sites and the people who search for fossils.
Rating: - Charles Kuralt meets Dennis Hopper
One part Easy Rider, one part On the Road with Charles Kuralt, and one part "stuff to find by the side of the road." Mix up these three and add an interesting commentary of "how things got to be the way they are" and you'll have some idea of what "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway" is like. I've read "The Bone Wars" (Cope vs Marsh) and, while I find the topic interesting, I had to drag myself through parts of it. I also have a number of "Roadside Geology" books that I'm generally disappointed with. In "Cruisin'," ... Read More
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