Fossiling in Florida - A Guide for Diggers and Divers

Want to look for fossils but not sure how to get started? This book tells the reader where to hunt for fossils in Florida, and how to preserve their finds for another million years. The photographs help in identifying bones and teeth and distinguishing a prehistoric bison from a farmer's lost cow.

About the author

Mark Renz, writer and amateur paleontologist, has taught continuing education classes geared for beginner fossil collectors at Edison Community College in Fort Myers and leads fossil-finding expeditions in southwest Florida. He is the publisher of "Fossil Expeditions," a bimonthly newsletter for readers throughout the United States (and also the name of his guide service), and was the first president of the Paleontological Society of Lee County, Florida. He lives in Lehigh Acres, Florida.

Summary

Want to look for fossils but not sure how to get started? This book tells the reader where to hunt for fossils in Florida, and how to preserve their finds for another million years. The photographs help in identifying bones and teeth and distinguishing a prehistoric bison from a farmer's lost cow.

Product details

• Authors: Olin Mark, Mark Renz, Olin Mark Renz
• Assisted by: Marisa Renz (Illustration)
• Publisher: Longleaf Services on Behalf of U of Florida Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.1999
• EAN: 9780813016771
• ISBN: 978-0-8130-1677-1
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 228 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 308 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Palaeontology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science