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Book SynopsisAndy Secher—one of the most prolific trilobite collectors in the world—takes readers on an entertaining and enlightening journey to the distant epoch when these ancient arthropods swarmed through the seas.
Trade ReviewWow! I’ve never before seen so many amazing trilobites between the covers of a single book as I have in Andy Secher’s new extravaganza
The Trilobite Collector’s Guide. Secher is one of the premier trilobite collectors of the world, and he can tell you everything about what it takes to find, collect, ‘prepare,’ and study trilobites. His photos are amazing. Trilobites are amazing. Be prepared to be dazzled and amazed! -- Niles Eldredge, curator emeritus, Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History
Andy Secher’s passion for trilobites comes through on every page of this beautifully illustrated book. He combines up-to-date scientific knowledge with practical information on how to collect trilobites, how to prepare them, where to find them, and much more. His passion is contagious, and after reading a few pages of this book, you will find yourself organizing your next vacation around trilobites. -- Neil H. Landman, curator emeritus, American Museum of Natural History
The Trilobite Collector's Guide provides a popular ‘hit parade’ of trilobite facts, figures, and phenomena for the nonacademic reader and nascent—or even accomplished—collector. Secher explores and beautifully illustrates an eclectic array of relevant topics in an entertaining, concise, and easily digestible form. -- David Rudkin, assistant curator emeritus of paleobiology, Royal Ontario Museum
The Trilobite Collector’s Guide, along with last year’s encyclopedic
Travels with Trilobites, establishes Andy Secher as a true rock star of the trilobite universe. A gifted writer, collector, world traveler, and music business pro, Secher entertainingly walks you through dozens of ‘Top Ten’ lists, each illuminating trilobites from a radically different perspective, all using photos drawn from his world-class collection. If you are not already a card-carrying citizen of the trilobite community, you soon will be. -- Sam Stubbs, noted trilobite collector, Houston, TX
Secher, a famous collector of trilobites, provides 350 color photographs of fully preserved specimens. Written in a very accessible style that engages and informs. With the author’s light-hearted style and trilobite fossils, facts, and features, this work will appeal to readers with a solid interest in ancient Arthropods. * Booklist, the American Library Association (ALA) *
This book is a must-have for anyone with an interest in trilobites! * The Birdbooker Report *
Two years ago I reviewed another of Andy Secher’s books, Travels with Trilobites, Adventures in the Paleozoic, and decided that was the best book we might see on the subject for many years. I was wrong. Secher’s latest tome on my favorite arthropods is geared especially toward the collector. I suspect together that these two volumes will serve as sturdy bookends to whatever other trilobite books are on paleontologists’ bookshelves. * Trilobite Tales *
Table of ContentsForeword: Beetles of the Paleozoic, by Richard Fortey
Foreword: Ten Reasons to Read This Book, by Melanie J. Hopkins
Introduction: The Trilobite Collector
1. 10 Celebrated Cambrian Trilobite Localities
2. 10 World-Class Fossil Shows
3. 10 Outstanding Ordovician Trilobite Localities
4. 10 Essential Figures in Trilobite History
5. 10 Significant Silurian Trilobite Localities
6. 10 Key Elements of Trilobite Morphology
7. 10 Dramatic Devonian Trilobite Localities
8. 10 Trilobite Collecting Tips
9. 10 Renowned Carboniferous-Permian Trilobite Localities
10. 10 Key Curation Details
11. 10 Obscure (But Still Significant) Trilobite Localities
12. 10 Creatures That Came Before Trilobites
13. 10 Eminently Elegant Trilobites
14. 10 Time and Trilobite-Related Theories
15. 10 Most Common Trilobites
16. 10 Ridiculously Rare Trilobites
17. 10 Beautiful Bohemian Trilobites
18. 10 Outrageously Old Trilobites
19. 10 Last-in-Line Trilobites
20. 10 Intriguing Trilobite Questions
21. 10 Verifiably Ventral Trilobites
22. 10 Rock ′n′ Roller Trilobites
23. 10 Pertinent Preparation Steps
24. 10 Cleverly Colored Trilobites
25. 10 Engagingly Eyed Trilobites
26. 10 Ways to Spot a Fake Trilobite
27. 10 Mass Mortality Trilobites
28. 10 Precariously Predated Trilobites
29. 10 Magnificent Moroccan Trilobites
30. 10 Planet-Spanning
Paradoxides31. 10 Distinctly Disarticulated Trilobites
32. 10 Beyond Big Trilobites
33. 10 Dramatically Dolomitic Trilobites
34. 10 Extravagantly Expensive Trilobites
35. 10 Spectacularly Spined Trilobites
36. 10 Tales Told by Trilobites
37. 10 Ways to Value Your Trilobites
38. 10 Doppelganger Trilobites
39. 10 Legendary Trilobites
40. 10 Must-Read Trilobite Books
41. 10 Strikingly Strange Trilobites
42. 10 Top Trilobite Websites
43. 10 Unbelievable Utah Trilobites
44. 10 Trilobite Orders
45. 10 Significant Soft-Tissue Trilobites
46. 10 Top Trilobite Museums
47. 10 Top Trilobite Pretenders
48. 10 Wonderful Walcott/Rust Trilobites
49. 10 Deserving-of-Mention Trilobites
50. 10 Revealing Rochester Shale Trilobites
51. 10 Tantalizing Trilobite Teasers
52. 10 Distinguished Dudley Trilobites
Final Thought
Glossary: Trilobite Terminology
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