The year is 1876. Among the warring Indian tribes and lawless gold-rush towns of America's western territories, two paleontologists pillage the Wild West. They are hunting for dinosaur fossils, while surveilling, deceiving and sabotaging each other in a rivalry that will come to be known as the Bone Wars. Into this treacherous territory plunges the arrogant and entitled Yale student William Johnson. Determined to survive a summer in the west to win...

Discover what fossilized shells, bones, skulls, teeth, and plants tell us about the distant past.

In graphic novel format, text and illustrations explain how fossils teach us about the dinosaurs.

Nine-year-old Frank, his cousin Sam, and cat Saurus's efforts to keep Peanut the newly-hatched dinosaur's existence a secret become more complicated when their grandmother finds a new fossil that looks like Peanut's horn, but a thousand times bigger, and a crew comes to make a movie about it.

"The Aldens visit a dinosaur dig in Montana and soon become involved in a mystery involving missing dinosaur bones"--

An introduction to fossils, discussing the different types, where they are found, and how they are made.

Text and illustrations introduce different kinds of rocks and fossils, including how they are formed and where they can be found. Includes activities.

Looks at six animals who existed in prehistoric times and still exist today, discussing the ways in which each contemporary creature closely resembles its ancient counterpart in appearance, behavior, and habitat.

"Blue-blooded crabs? Platypus that sting? One-hundred-year-old reptiles? Meet some of nature's longest-surviving species! Discover the stories of these incredible animals and find out how they help scientists piece together evolutionary history"--Provided by the publisher.

"When a boy and his dog go for a hike, the boy trips on a fossil, and it comes to life, revealing an ancient plant. The boy is so intrigued that he breaks two more fossils that come to life a dragonfly and a pteranodon. When these prehistoric creatures collide with present reality, the boy must figure out a way to make things go back to normal. " - Amazon.