Oceans of Kansas: A Natural History of the Western Interior Sea (Hardcover) by Michael J Everhart

from Shrike58

The particular value of this book is that Everhart gives you a complete survey of what is known about the habitat in question, before this lost sea was wiped out by long-term geological processes; the author's suspicion is that the notorious late-Cretaceous asteroid strike was merely the climax i...

from dswaddell

In the prehistoric past the central section of the US was covered in a deep see leading to the Antarctic. This book outlines in both a scientific and a more readable manner the life which existed at the time. Overall if you are interested in paleantology of the US it is a good book to read.

from Shrike58

The particular value of this book is that Everhart gives you a complete survey of what is known about the habitat in question, before this lost sea was wiped out by long-term geological processes; the author's suspicion is that the notorious late-Cretaceous asteroid strike was merely the climax i...

from setnahkt

A little disappointing. The book's subtitle is “A Natural History of the Western Interior Sea”, and that's what I was expecting, but that's not what it is. In fact, it's not clear what it is: a history of fossil collecting in Kansas, or a detailed reference catalog of all the fossil species known...

from JNSelko

A totally cool book about what "Kansas" was like before the comet hit 65 million years ago. Informative, interest-holding and eminently readable.