Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline: The Travels of an Artist and a Scientist along the Shores of the Prehistoric Pacific [Paperback]

In this long-awaited sequel Kirk Johnson and Ray Troll are back on a road trip—driving, flying, and boating their way from Baja, California to northern Alaska in search of the fossil secrets of North America’s Pacific coast.

They hunt for fossils, visit museums, meet scientists and paleonerds, and sleuth out untold stories of extinct worlds. As one of the oldest coasts on earth, the west coast is a rich ground for fossil discovery. Its wonders include extinct marine mammals, pygmy mammoths, oyster bears, immense ammonites, shark-bitten camels, polar dinosaurs, Alaskan palms, California walruses, and a lava-baked rhinoceros. Join in for a fossil journey through deep time and discover how the west coast became the place it is today.

"Johnson and Troll have done it again, congratulations! This book is a knockout blend of science and humor, featuring superb artwork, people, and stories about the West Coast of the US and its fascinating prehistory. This book will make you laugh while exciting you with extraordinary science. It revives that sense of childhood wonder about dinosaurs and other bizarre creatures of bygone days." —John Long, Professor in Palaeontology at Flinders University in Australia, and author of many books, includingDawn of the Deed—The Prehistoric Origins of Sex

"Far from a dry scientific textbook, this is a charming celebration of fossils and those who study them." —Publishers Weekly

"Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastlinepacks written and visual stories from cover to cover—all infused with a genuine passion for science and the joy of discovery." —Susan Ewing, author ofResurrecting the Shark

"This is a fun and informative book that moves briskly, bringing science and scientists alive." —David A. James, Anchorage Daily News

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