Explains how fossils form and explores the early years of paleontology in graphic novel format, covering such topics as nineteenth-century English fossil hunter Mary Anning, the Bone Wars, and the South African cave site Swartkrans.
Content Note
What is a fossil? -- Digging for fossils -- Mary Anning, the princess of paleontology -- Bone wars, the Marsh & Cope fossil feud -- CSI: Swartkrans, a two million-year-old murder mystery -- Famous fossil sites.