"A superb introduction to paleontology as it really is and how it is done, from fish to dinosaur, bird, and mammal." --Edward O. Wilson

Michael Novacek, a renowned paleontologist who has discovered important fossils on virtually every continent, is an authority on patterns of evolution and on the relationships among extinct and extant organisms. Time Traveler is his captivating account of how his boyhood enthusiasm for dinosaurs became a lifelong commitment to vanguard science. Novacek writes of the alluring perils of fieldwork with affection and discernment, and he illuminates the most exciting issues in paleontology today.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Published: 03/15/2003
ISBN: 9780374528768
Pages: 380
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.52w x 0.99d

Review Citations: New York Times 03/30/2003 pg. 20