The Trilobite Collector's Guide / / Andy Secher.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2024
• VerfasserIn: Secher, Andy,
• MitwirkendeR: Fortey, Richard,; Hopkins, Melanie J.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2024]; 2024
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; 357 color photographs
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword: Beetles of the Paleozoic --; Foreword: 10 Reasons to Read this Book --; Introduction: The Trilobite Collector --; 1. 10 Celebrated Cambrian Trilobite Localities --; 2. 10 World-Class Fossil Shows --; 3. 10 Outstanding Ordovician Trilobite Localities --; 4. 10 Essential Figures in Trilobite History --; 5. 10 Significant Silurian Trilobite Localities --; 6. 10 Key Elements of Trilobite Morphology --; 7. 10 Dramatic Devonian Trilobite Localities --; 8. 10 Trilobite Collecting Tips --; 9. 10 Renowned Carboniferous-Permian Trilobite Localities --; 10. 10 Key Curation Details --; 11. 10 Obscure (But Still Significant) Trilobite Localities --; 12. 10 Creatures That Came Before Trilobites --; 13. 10 Eminently Elegant Trilobites --; 14. 10 Time and Trilobite-Related Theories --; 15. 10 Most Common Trilobites --; 16. 10 Ridiculously Rare Trilobites --; 17. 10 Beautiful Bohemian Trilobites --; 18. 10 Outrageously Old Trilobites --; 19. 10 Last-in-Line Trilobites --; 20. 10 Intriguing Trilobite Questions --; 21. 10 Verifiably Ventral Trilobites --; 22. 10 Rock 'n' Roller Trilobites --; 23. 10 Pertinent Preparation Steps --; 24. 10 Cleverly Colored Trilobites --; 25. 10 Engagingly Eyed Trilobites --; 26. 10 Ways to Spot a Fake Trilobite --; 27. 10 Mass Mortality Trilobites --; 28. 10 Precariously Predated Trilobites --; 29. 10 Magnificent Moroccan Trilobites --; 30. 10 Planet-Spanning Paradoxides --; 31. 10 Distinctly Disarticulated Trilobites --; 32. 10 Beyond Big Trilobites --; 33. 10 Dramatically Dolomitic Trilobites --; 34. 10 Extravagantly Expensive Trilobites --; 35. 10 Spectacularly Spined Trilobites --; 36. 10 Tales Told by Trilobites --; 37. 10 Ways to Value Your Trilobites --; 38. 10 Doppelganger Trilobites --; 39. 10 Legendary Trilobites --; 40. 10 Must-Read Trilobite Books --; 41. 10 Strikingly Strange Trilobites --; 42. 10 Top Trilobite Websites --; 43. 10 Unbelievable Utah Trilobites --; 44. 10 Trilobite Orders --; 45. 10 Significant Soft-Tissue Trilobites --; 46. 10 Top Trilobite Museums --; 47. 10 Top Trilobite Pretenders --; 48. 10 Wonderful Walcott/Rust Trilobites --; 49. 10 Deserving-of-Mention Trilobites --; 50. 10 Revealing Rochester Shale Trilobites --; 51. 10 Tantalizing Trilobite Teasers --; 52. 10 Distinguished Dudley Trilobites --; Final Thought (Inspired by Carl Sagan) --; Glossary: Trilobite Terminology --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231560047; 9783110749687
• DOI: 10.7312/sech21380
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Andy Secher.

For more than 250 million years, the primeval oceans of the Paleozoic teemed with trilobites. These hardy invertebrates evolved into an astonishing array of separate species-more than 25,000 at last count-and much remains unknown about these once-ubiquitous creatures. Fossil enthusiasts are captivated by trilobites' diversity and adaptability, enthralled by the possibility of catching a glimpse of a transcendently strange past.Andy Secher-one of the most prolific trilobite collectors in the world-takes readers on an entertaining and enlightening journey to the distant epoch when these ancient arthropods swarmed through the seas. The Trilobite Collector's Guide presents a series of "Top Ten" lists covering everything from celebrated Cambrian localities and world-class fossil shows to invaluable collecting tips and ways to spot a fake trilobite. These brisk and often witty chapters enumerate trilobites in all their beauty and strangeness, from the most common to the ridiculously rare, the outrageously old to the last in line. The Trilobite Collector's Guide showcases more than 350 full-color photographs, mostly of stunning specimens from Secher's personal collection, that put trilobites' staggering variety and complexity on full display. Engaging and informative, this book lets readers see the world of trilobites as it's never been seen before.