Locked in Time: Animal Behavior Unearthed in 50 Extraordinary Fossils

Product Description 
Fossils allow us to picture the forms of life that inhabited the earth eons ago. But we long to know more: how did these animals actually behave? We are fascinated by the daily lives of our fellow creatures―how they reproduce and raise their young, how they hunt their prey or elude their predators, and more. What would it be like to see prehistoric animals as they lived and breathed?\nFrom dinosaurs fighting to their deaths to elephant-sized burrowing ground sloths, this book takes readers on a global journey deep into the earth’s past. 
Locked in Time showcases fifty of the most astonishing fossils ever found, brought together in five fascinating chapters that offer an unprecedented glimpse at the real-life behaviors of prehistoric animals. Dean R. Lomax examines the extraordinary direct evidence of fossils captured in the midst of everyday action, such as dinosaurs sitting on their eggs like birds, Jurassic flies preserved while mating, a 
T. rex infected by parasites. Each fossil, he reveals, tells a unique story about prehistoric life. Many recall behaviors typical of animals familiar to us today, evoking the chain of evolution that links all living things to their distant ancestors. 
Locked in Time allows us to see that fossils are not just inanimate objects: they can record the life stories of creatures as fully alive as any today. Striking and scientifically rigorous illustrations by renowned paleoartist Bob Nicholls bring these breathtaking moments to life. 
 Review 
A rousing romp through the fossil record. Dean R. Lomax's storytelling and Bob Nicholls's artwork reanimate the lifestyles and behaviors of long-extinct species. Revel along as old bones, teeth, and footprints tell the tale of dinosaur mating dances, fighting mammoths, and pterodactyl nurseries. -- Steve Brusatte, University of Edinburgh paleontologist and 
New York Times best-selling author of 
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs\nVividly told with stunning illustrations, 
Locked in Time is an essential book for any fossil fan. From the ancient steps of a horseshoe crab to courting dinosaurs, Lomax and Nicholls achieve the closest thing to time travel in bringing the prehistoric back to life. -- Riley Black, author of 
Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone\nWhen we think about the animals of the past, we’re drawn to a small handful of movie dinosaurs, but in this fascinating and engaging book, Lomax brings to life incredible moments in the lives of animals from throughout prehistory, discovering the universal in the specific and offering us an insight into our sense of place on this planet. While being immersed in scientific literature, Lomax has a gift for extracting events from millions of years ago and giving them meaning for everyone today. -- Ellie Harrison, presenter of 
Dinosaur Britain\nA beetle within a lizard within a snake, a giant beaver that made huge corkscrew burrows three meters deep, a mammal that ate dinosaurs, insects caught in the act of mating, and dinosaurs with cancer . . . Dean R. Lomax presents an extraordinary tour through recent fossil discoveries that shed light on all aspects of the life of the past. These extraordinary scenarios are brought to life in exquisite reconstructions by Bob Nicholls. These are fossils that don’t make it into the textbooks; your appreciation of the history of life will never be the same again! -- Michael J. Benton, professor of vertebrate paleontology, University of Bristol\nA number of exceptional, spectacular fossils show―via the most direct evidence imaginable―that the extinct animals of the past were once very much 
alive. They preserve animals giving birth, swallowing prey, and even having sex. Others reveal cases where animals died from poisoning, choking, or even when locked in combat. Join Dr. Dean Lomax in this beautifully illustrated, thoroughly researched but accessibly written tour of animals forever locked in time. -- Darren Naish, coauthor of 
Dinosaurs: How The

Science & Math

Lomax, Dean R.

Nicholls, Robert

Biological Sciences

Columbia University Press

Fossils allow us to picture the forms of life that inhabited the earth eons ago. But we long to know more: how did these animals actually behave? We are fascinated by the daily lives of our fellow creatures―how they reproduce and raise their young, how they hunt their prey or elude their predators, and more. What would it be like to see prehistoric animals as they lived and breathed?\nFrom dinosaurs fighting to their deaths to elephant-sized burrowing ground sloths, this book takes readers on a global journey deep into the earth’s past. Locked in Time showcases fifty of the most astonishing fossils ever found, brought together in five fascinating chapters that offer an unprecedented glimpse at the real-life behaviors of prehistoric animals. Dean R. Lomax examines the extraordinary direct evidence of fossils captured in the midst of everyday action, such as dinosaurs sitting on their eggs like birds, Jurassic flies preserved while mating, a T. rex infected by parasites. Each fossil, he reveals, tells a unique story about prehistoric life. Many recall behaviors typical of animals familiar to us today, evoking the chain of evolution that links all living things to their distant ancestors. Locked in Time allows us to see that fossils are not just inanimate objects: they can record the life stories of creatures as fully alive as any today. Striking and scientifically rigorous illustrations by renowned paleoartist Bob Nicholls bring these breathtaking moments to life.

Buried within a lost world, astonishing evidence reveals the behavior of extinct animals, giving us a glimpse at both everyday and epic events. If we look at these discoveries carefully, the untold stories of these magnificent creatures come into view, breathing new life into the prehistoric past.\nThe Secret Lives of Dinosaurs tells the remarkable tales of ancient animals through some of the most distinctive and unusual fossils ever found, offering an intimate, behind-the-scenes look into the story of life in deep time. Venturing hundreds of millions of years into the past, Dean R. Lomax takes us on a journey through the grand cycle of life, infused with anecdotes from his own adventures and sprinkled with a touch of dinosaur humor.\nThese fossils tell real-world stories of prehistoric parenting, the quest for survival, and the endless struggle between predator and prey. Unbelievable moments are captured: saber-toothed cats clashing, mega-millipedes mating, dinosaurs swimming. From ammonite eggs to mosasaur mealtimes, and from a pregnant ichthyosaur that chowed down on a bird to the mammal that took down a dinosaur, these behaviors challenge what we thought we knew about the prehistoric world.\nThis book looks into the private moments of long-extinct creatures as never before, letting us see them not just as fossils in a museum but as living, breathing animals with personalities and emotions. Vivid illustrations by Bob Nicholls bring these incredible stories to life in full color.

The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs: Unearthing the Real Behaviors of Prehistoric Animals

In Miss Carnaby Street

Education & Teaching

Meyer, Irmgard

Schools & Teaching

Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd.

Surviving the Darkness: Lessons learned from a battle with depression and anxiety 
After years of learning from his suffering, Nicholls outlines some practical tools for coping with depression and anxiety, overcoming common obstacles, restoring hope through the discovery of pathways to recovery, and if you care for someone with depression, providing them with meaningful support.\nWho should read Surviving the Darkness 
Surviving the Darkness will doubtless be invaluable to anyone who has a diagnosis of depression and anxiety, presenting a realistic portrait of the many pathways to recovery. For caregivers and supporters of those with depression, Nicholls offers helpful suggestions including comprehensive tables detailing things to say (and to avoid saying), warning signs to look out for, prevention tips and the importance of self-care.\nWhat you will get from reading this book 
* A concise, thought-provoking account about recovery from depression and anxiety. 
* Useful references and practical tools for sufferers and carers. 
* Guidance on ways to overcome common obstacles (the barriers to treatment). 
* How to become "the driver, not a passenger" in your recovery. 
* An understanding of the treatment options including tips on selecting your Recovery Team and how to identify 'good' therapy. 
* Coping strategies that you can use or adapt to your situation. 
* Benefits of the lessons learned over many years from a battle with depression and anxiety. 
* An abundance of encouragement and ultimately, the means of restoring hope.\nOnce you have these practical tools at your disposal, Surviving the Darkness becomes the only option.

Surviving the Darkness: Lessons learned from a battle with depression and anxiety

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mental Health

Robert Nicholls Pty Ltd

Curiosities of Merseyside

History

Europe

The History Press

Curiosities of Cheshire is a comprehensive and fascinating guide to over 100 remarkable and curious sites, buildings and structures from around the county.

Curiosities of Cheshire

The History Press LTD

Davyhulme Sewage Works and its Railways (Narrow Gauge)

Narrow Gauge Railway Society

If your study of taekwondo is ready for a leap forward intellectually, here you have a four-volume set that covers every form from all forms of taekwondo. The original shorin ryu forms are shown as learned from the U. S. Chief Instructor Jerry Gould since 1970. The Soobahkdo/Tangsoodo versions that relate more closely to the modern forms as learned through research with many instructors in both Asia and America, the ITF forms of General Choi as learned since 1972 from Charles Kheriaty, the Palgwe and Taeguek forms as learned from kukkiwon masters Ji Dong Ju on Guam, Yun Hak Tok in Seattle, Dr. Kwon in Chicago and Jo Jae Oh from the Kukkiwon. Nicholls has earned ninth dan certificates from the Jidokwan, the U. S. National Taekwondo Federation, the World Taekwondo Council has advanced black belt degrees in several other martial arts.

On the Forms of Taekwondo: Volume three: the ITF forms of General Choi (3)

Exercise & Fitness

BookBaby

If you practice the forms of taekwondo, this is not a book telling you how to perform them correctly: that is something far better suited to an actual instructor and/or the wonderful video series available now that cover the different groups. This is for the student that finds the history and relationships of the forms throughout time to be an interesting study in it's right. Grandmaster Nicholls studied the original forms that most of our modern series are based upon, Shobayoshi Shorin-Ryu and Soobahkdo, from masters who are world famous for their knowledge. Shihan Jerry Gould, Chief instructor for the United States as granted by Eizo Shimabuku, has been his teacher for over fifty years. He has also studied the forms of the ITF since starting with Master Kheriaty in 1970, and continues to this day. He learned the Palgwe forms while living in Asia within a few years of their being written, along with the Yudanja forms that were introduced with them, and the Taegeuk set right as they were written. Travelling to national and international seminars to study with the world's foremost authorities, including visits to the Kukkiwon and the Taekwondowon every few years for the last decade, this set is completely authentic. The opening moves from the most modern of forms:Taegeuk Sa Jang and traced back to their original configuration in the 400 year old form Kushanku Dai (from the original Shorin Ryu), then the changes are shown that the Soobahkdo masters installed two hundred years ago, the different versions used by General Choi for the ITF series, and, finally, they way they are included in both the Palgwe and Taegeuk forms.

Nicholls: On the Forms of Taekwondo vol 4 (4)

Sports & Outdoors

Individual Sports

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