Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway

"e;A paleontological odyssey that manages to be informative, witty, educational-and enormous fun."e; -Simon Winchester, author of The Map That Changed the World, Krakatoa, and A Crack in the Edge of the WorldAn epoch tale of a scientist and an artist on the ultimate 5,000-mile paleo road trip. Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway follows the most unusual travels of a paleontologist and an artist as they drive across the American West in search of fossils. Throughout their journey, they encounter "e;paleonerds"e; like themselves, people dedicated to finding everything from suburban T. rex to killer Eocene pigs to ancient fossilized forests. This updated editions brings the text up-to-date on new discoveries, new realizations, and new places, along with new art. A fascinating travelogue, Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway shows us that fossils are everywhere if you learn to look for them even at 65 miles per hour.