Paleontology Library
A curated educational reference of scientifically accurate books about paleontology, fossils, and prehistoric life — from beginner guides to professional references.
18 books
9 categories
🔄 Updates Tuesdays & Fridays
18 books
🟢 Beginner
National Geographic Kids Ultimate Dinopedia
Don Lessem
🟢 Beginner
Fossils: A Very Short Introduction
Keith Thomson
🔵 Intermediate
Ammonites
Neale Monks, Philip Palmer
🟢 Beginner
Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States
Jasper Burns
🔵 Intermediate
Dinosaurs Without Bones: Dinosaur Lives Revealed by Their Trace Fossils
Anthony J. Martin
🟣 Advanced
Bringing Fossils to Life
Donald R. Prothero
⚫ Professional
Principles of Paleontology
Michael Foote, Arnold I. Miller
⚫ Professional
The Dinosauria
David B. Weishampel, Peter Dodson, Halszka Osmolska
🟢 Beginner
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Fossils
Ida Thompson
🔵 Intermediate
Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History
David E. Fastovsky, David B. Weishampel
🟢 Beginner
Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual Guide to Prehistoric Animals
DK
🟣 Advanced
Vertebrate Palaeontology
Michael J. Benton
🟣 Advanced
Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution
E.N.K. Clarkson
🔵 Intermediate
Fossil Invertebrates
Paul D. Taylor, David N. Lewis
🔵 Intermediate
Fossils of the World
V. Turek
🔵 Intermediate
The Complete Dinosaur
M.K. Brett-Surman, Thomas R. Holtz Jr., James O. Farlow
🔵 Intermediate
Trilobites of the World: An Atlas of Photographs
Pete Lawrance, Sinclair Stammers
🟢 Beginner
Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages
Thomas R. Holtz Jr.