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  • CALIFORNIA'S AMAZING GEOLOGY
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    CALIFORNIA'S AMAZING GEOLOGY
    DONALD R. PROTHERO
    California has some of the most distinctive and unique geology in the United States. It is the only state with all three types of plate boundaries, an extraordinary history of earthquakes and volcanoes, and many rocks and minerals found nowhere else. The Golden State includes both the highest and lowest points in the continental US and practically every conceivable geological f...

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  • EVOLUTION OF THE AMMONOIDS
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    EVOLUTION OF THE AMMONOIDS
    KATE LOMEDICO MARRIOTT / ALEXANDER BARTHOLOMEW / DONALD R. PROTHERO
    Ammonites are an extinct and charismatic lineage that persisted for over 300 million years. They were used, with other fossils, to corroborate the principle of faunal succession and launch the field of biostratigraphy. Despite intense research, many important questions remain unanswered. Furthermore, outdated hypotheses persist. Many new findings include a better understanding ...

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  • VERTEBRATE EVOLUTION
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    VERTEBRATE EVOLUTION
    DONALD R. PROTHERO
    The first vertebrate animals appear in the fossil record over 520 million years ago. These lineages diversified and eventually crept ashore leading to further evolutionary divergence and the appearance of the familiar charismatic vertebrates of today. From the tiniest fishes, diminutive salamanders, and miniaturized lizards to gargantuan dinosaurs, enormous brontotheres, and im...

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  • WEIRD EARTH
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    WEIRD EARTH
    DONALD R. PROTHERO
    "A breath of intellectual fresh air . . . [an] amusing look at how to dispel endemic pseudoscience and conspiracy theories through rational thinking." — Publishers Weekly Aliens. Ley lines. Water dowsing. Conspiracies and myths captivate imaginations and promise mystery and magic. Whether it's arguing about the moon landing hoax or a Frisbee-like Earth drifting through space, w...

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  • UFOS, CHEMTRAILS, AND ALIENS
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    UFOS, CHEMTRAILS, AND ALIENS
    DONALD R. PROTHERO / TIMOTHY D. CALLAHAN
    A wide-ranging survey offers "entertainment as well as wisdom for everyone who's ever wondered what's behind so many conspiracy theories and paranormal phenomena" ( Publishers Weekly).   UFOs. Aliens. Strange crop circles. Giant figures scratched in the desert surface along the coast of Peru. The amazing alignment of the pyramids. Strange lines of clouds in the sky. The paranor...

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  • ABOMINABLE SCIENCE!
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    ABOMINABLE SCIENCE!
    DANIEL LOXTON / DONALD R. PROTHERO
    "A sharp analysis of the quest for unreal critters―cryptids, as they are called―and the people who pursue them . . . entertaining and thoroughly documented." — The Wall Street Journal   Throughout our history, humans have been captivated by mythic beasts and legendary creatures. Tales of Bigfoot, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness monster are part of our collective experience. Now com...

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  • REALITY CHECK
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    REALITY CHECK
    DONALD R. PROTHERO
    A thought-provoking look at science denialism "for popular science readers who want better to be able to explain and defend science and scientific methods to others" ( Library Journal).   The battles over evolution, climate change, childhood vaccinations, and the causes of AIDS, alternative medicine, oil shortages, population growth, and the place of science in our country—all ...

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  • RHINOCEROS GIANTS
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    RHINOCEROS GIANTS
    DONALD R. PROTHERO
    Written for everyone fascinated by the huge beasts that once roamed the earth, this book introduces the giant hornless rhinoceros, Indricotherium. These massive animals inhabited Asia and Eurasia for more than 14 million years, about 37 to 23 million years ago. They had skulls 6 feet long, stood 22 feet high at the shoulder, and were twice as heavy as the largest elephant ever ...

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  • AFTER THE DINOSAURS
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    AFTER THE DINOSAURS
    DONALD R. PROTHERO
    A fascinating study of the thousands of new animal species that walked in the footsteps of the dinosaurs—and the climate changes that brought them forth.   The fascinating group of animals called dinosaurs became extinct some 65 million years ago (except for their feathered descendants). In their place evolved an enormous variety of land creatures, especially mammals, which in ...

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