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Offering the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of fossil footprints, for both dinosaurs and other vertebrates, in the western United States, Dinosaur Tracks covers the fossil record from the Paleozoic through the Cenozoic era. A series of illustrations depict dinosaurs in the their natural habitat, and an appendix lists museums and other major repositories of tracks and replicas, and gives details on tracksites open to the public. Includes annotated references and detailed descriptions of important specimens, describing how these trackways can help interpret behavior.

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For all dinosaur enthusiasts, rockhounds, and tourists, this is the definitive guidebook to the paleontological treasure trove of fossil footprints in the western United States. Concentrating on the rich fossil life of the Colorado Plateau region -- including parts of Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico -- Martin Lockley and Adrian P. Hunt tell the story behind a track record that extends back some 300 million years.

Dinosaur Tracks and Other Fossil Footprints of the Western United States takes readers on a fascinating journey through America's ancient past. The authors explain, in language the nonscientist will appreciate, the fossil track record from the Paleozoic Era through our modern Cenozoic Era. Specialists will appreciate the annotated references and detailed descriptions of important specimens. A series of lifelike illustrations by artist Paul Koroshetz depicts dinosaurs in their natural habitat, and an appendix lists museums and other major repositories of tracks and replicas, giving details on tracksites open to the public. Dinosaur Tracks is the perfect guidebook for explorations of the exciting prehistory of the American West.

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Title Dinosaur Tracks and Other Fossil Footprints of the Western United States
Author Martin Lockley; Adrian P. Hunt; Contribution by Paul Koroshetz
Binding Paperback
Edition Revised
Pages 360
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Columbia University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Publication date 1999-05-07
Illustrated Yes
Features Annotated, Illustrated
ISBN 9780231079273 / 0231079273
Weight 1.51 lbs (0.68 kg)
Dimensions 9.95 x 7.07 x 0.82 in (25.27 x 17.96 x 2.08 cm)
Category Science
Library of Congress subjects Footprints, Fossil - West (U.S.), Dinosaur tracks - West (U.S.)
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 99462640
Dewey Decimal Code 560.978

About the author

Martin Lockley is the associate professor of geology at the University of Colorado, Denver, and author of more than two hundred books, most recently, Tracking Dinosaurs: A New Look at the Ancient World and Dinosaur Tracks and Traces, which he co-authored with David Gillette.

Adrian P. Hunt is a former co-curator of the University of Colorado, Denver, Dinosaur Tracks Collection and is director of the Mesalands Dinosaur Museum, Mesa College, Tucumari, New Mexico. He is the author of more than two hundred papers and other publications on various topics in paleontology and has coedited the book Dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs in the American Southwest.

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