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Cruisin' the fossil coastline : the travels of an artist and a scientist along the shores of the prehistoric pacific / Kirk Johnson (the scientist) ; Ray Troll (the artist).
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Kirk R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fossils--Pacific Coast (North America)--Juvenile literature.
- Fossils.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (276 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Golden, CO : Fulcrum Publishing, [2018]
- Summary:
- A fossil-filled road trip through deep time along the Pacific Coast!Kirk Johnson and Ray Troll journey from Baja, California to northern Alaska, unearthing the fossil secrets of North America's Pacific coast.They explore fossil sites, museums, and meet the scientists and enthusiasts who bring these ancient worlds to life.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue
- California
- 1. Touched by the Tar
- 2. Roadside Dinos and Desert Walrus
- 3. Diaper Tuesdays
- 4. Surfin' with the Desmos
- Oregon
- 5. Two Marlin and One Banana
- 6. A Town Called Fossil
- Washington
- 7. Blue Lake Rhino
- 8. The Ratfish Empire
- British Columbia
- 9. Ammonites of the Salish Sea
- Alaska and the Yukon
- 10. The Great Alaskan Terrane Wreck
- 11. Fish Lizards of the Tongass
- 12. Enter the Bison, Exit the Horse
- 13. Minivan to the Polar Forest
- Cabo Coda
- Acknowledgments
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-68275-235-6
- OCLC:
- 1056952291
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