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Re: Resource



> As a a student still in high school, my knowledge of resources is
> limited.  What is possibly the best sources for paleontology
> knowledge?
>
> Godspeed
> 
> Josh C. Hickman
> Godspeed friend,
>        Josh    -{------     

Josh: If you live in a large city then the best start is to spook a museum.
Natural History in New York; Field in Chicago; Smithsonian in Washington;
Peabody at Yale; Natural History in Denver; Steinhardt in San Francisco etc
etc. There you will be able to study and learn the exhibits and perhaps
volunteer, have access to books, magazines. 

I firmly believe that one reason the anti-evolution movement is so strong in
the south and other more rural areas is the lack of a good museum for
teachers to take students to. Can you imagine the effect of a Smithsonian
type museum in Tenn??

The next best thing is to read. The following books are helpful:
1. PREHISTORIC LIFE; THE RISE OF VERTEBRATES BY DAVID NORMAN
2. DARWIN; THE LIFE OF A TORMENTED EVOLUTIONIST BY ADRIAN DESMOND AND JAMES
MOORE. This is a terrific biography.
3. TRY EARTH MAGAZINE AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE.
4. THE BEAK OF THE FINCH BY JONATHAN WEINER. The first half of the book is
great on natural selection.
5. THE FOSSIL TRAIL BY IAN TATTERSALL. Great for human evolution.
6. THE BOOK OF LIFE EDITED BY STEPHEN JAY GOULD. This one has lots of
illustrations.
 There are many others but numbers 1 and 6 above are lavishly illustrated and
should be a good start.

Prof Bernie
Paleo and Geology
SMCCD
California