The Eternal Trail: A Tracker Looks At Evolution

Lockley, Martin

ISBN 10: 0738201650 / ISBN 13: 9780738201658

Published by Perseus Books, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Eternal Trail: A Tracker Looks At Evolution
• Publisher: Perseus Books
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0738201650
• ISBN 13: 9780738201658
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 24 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Synopsis

Were Jurassic dinosaurs social creatures? Is the legendary Bigfoot merely a myth? Can you determine the shape of a ram's horns from its footprints? Paleontologist Martin Lockley answers these questions and many more in this highly original chronology of tracking and track-making. From the earliest fossilized prints left by a millipede on a volcanic island to Neil Armstrong's footprint, forever embedded in the lunar dust, Lockley reinterprets the story of evolution, recorded over millions of years in the strata and substrata of our planet and its environs. In the process, he offers a new, holistic approach to tracking—one that highlights the self-organizing principles at work in the natural world—and demonstrates how the science of tracking is giving us new insights into the biology, behavior, and evolutionary history of a diverse array of extinct animals. Filled with fascinating anecdotes and surprising discoveries, The Eternal Trail initiates us into the art and science of tracking, while offering a poetic reflection on the continuity of life.

About the Author

Martin Lockley is Professor of Geology and Paleontology at the University of Colorado. He is also head of the University's Dinosaur Trackers Research Group and Curator of the University's fossil footprint collection. Lockley has led tracking expeditions all over the globe and is a popular speaker and recipient of the Chancellors Lecturer Award. His books include Tracking Dinosaurs: A New Look at an Ancient World and Dinosaur Tracks and Traces.