Book

[Malone]

What would be the best general all around informative fossil book to date, or what might be considered a base knowledge data set?

[Phevo]

Fossils: The Key to the Past by Richard Fortey 

 

Prehistoric Life,  by DK

 

I have and like both of them for general knowledge, but if you have a specific field or area you are interested in you will need to supplement them with either national publications or academic publishing 

[LordTrilobite]

For an overview of dinosaurs I can recommend this book:

 

Dinosaur Paleobiology by Stephen L. Brusatte

[Malone]

1 hour ago, Phevo said:

Fossils: The Key to the Past by Richard Fortey 

 

Prehistoric Life,  by DK

 

I have and like both of them for general knowledge, but if you have a specific field or area you are interested in you will need to supplement them with either national publications or academic publishing 

Thank you!

[Malone]

1 hour ago, LordTrilobite said:

For an overview of dinosaurs I can recommend this book:

 

Dinosaur Paleobiology by Stephen L. Brusatte

Thank you!

[Fn8]

I reccomend you one of my favoute books about dinosaurs (with several chapters that focus on the study of the fossil record): The complete dinosaur by Brett-Surman, Holtz and Farlow

 

[siteseer]

13 hours ago, Malone said:

What would be the best general all around informative fossil book to date, or what might be considered a base knowledge data set?

 

 

You should check the "Fossil Literature" category of this forum because someone is always asking about recommendations for books whether general interest or particular group.  It's not a lot of pages and you will find some book reviews as well.

[Malone]

2 hours ago, siteseer said:

 

 

You should check the "Fossil Literature" category of this forum because someone is always asking about recommendations for books whether general interest or particular group.  It's not a lot of pages and you will find some book reviews as well.

Thank you!

[Malone]

On 3/18/2018 at 7:48 AM, Fn8 said:

I reccomend you one of my favoute books about dinosaurs (with several chapters that focus on the study of the fossil record): The complete dinosaur by Brett-Surman, Holtz and Farlow

 

Thank you very much!

[Plax]

Macfall's "Fossils For Amateurs" if it's still around...

[Fossildude19]

"The Fossil Book: A Record of Prehistoric Life"

by Patricia Vickers Rich (Author), Thomas Hewitt Rich (Author), Mildred Adams Fenton (Author), Carroll Lane Fenton (Author)

 

[Malone]

1 hour ago, Plax said:

Macfall's "Fossils For Amateurs" if it's still around...

Thank I really appreciate the response!

[Malone]

1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said:

"The Fossil Book: A Record of Prehistoric Life"

by Patricia Vickers Rich (Author), Thomas Hewitt Rich (Author), Mildred Adams Fenton (Author), Carroll Lane Fenton (Author)

 

Thank you very much!

[aplomado]

The book previously mentioned by DK, "Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth" is amazing.

It is a steal at about $20.  Everything is lavishly illustrated!

 

https://www.amazon.com/Prehistoric-Life-Definitive-Visual-History/dp/075669910X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1522875182&sr=1-1&keywords=dk+prehistoric+life

[Plax]

3 hours ago, Malone said:

Thank I really appreciate the response!

googled it and it's available at a very low price

[Malone]

Thank you for all the great suggestions! I will look into these. I was wanting to get a good book for one of my granddaughters. Your suggestions are very kind!

[jpc]

10 hours ago, Plax said:

Macfall's "Fossils For Amateurs" if it's still around...

This book has been mentioned before.  This is the book I started with.  35 short years ago.  

[Malone]

Just now, jpc said:

This book has been mentioned before.  This is the book I started with.  35 short years ago.  

Thank you! She loves dinosaurs, which has also inspired me to learn more about them. I believe it's probably going to become a strong interest for the remainder of my life. I also thank this forum for my increased interest in fossils. This is an amazing platform for connecting people with similar interests! I am sure the book will be good for her and I! Thank you again!

[doushantuo]

unsurpassed:

 

Try to get this one,the 1968 edition.

And then keep in mind its age.

Covers all the relevant bits in an accessible lucid style

A bit more hands on(and extremely informatively illustrated) is:

 

[Malone]

1 hour ago, doushantuo said:

unsurpassed:

 

Try to get this one,the 1968 edition.

And then keep in mind its age.

Covers all the relevant bits in an accessible lucid style

A bit more hands on(and extremely informatively illustrated) is:

 

Fantastic! Thank you!