This publication is an introduction to paleontology, illustrated with common fossils of Arkansas. It contains:

• Discussion of the science of paleontology and how it is used to determine the history of life on earth.
• Types of life on earth
• Techniques for collecting, preparing, labeling, and storing fossils
• Fossil classification and geology
• Descriptions of all the major animal groups in the classification system, and plants
• A pocket foldout map with locations where certain fossils mentioned in the text have been recovered in Arkansas

*Includes: 53 pages, 12 plates, 15 figures, 1 map

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