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Play cards and learn to identify various types of fossils throughout North America.
Anyone who enjoys geology, history, and paleontology will love these cards for playing your favorite games or to use as flash cards. Inspired by Adventure Publications’ guides to rocks, minerals, and fossils, this gorgeous deck of playing cards by geologist, paleontology expert, and debut author James St. John features professional photographs of 54 of the most representative fossils found in the United States and Canada. Suits are organized chronologically, and each card depicts a full-color photograph, including everything from billion-year-old stromatolites and dinosaurs like the famed Tyrannosaurus rex to more recent finds that are bound to surprise. So you can begin to learn what 54 different variations of fossils look like.
Play games such as blackjack, poker, rummy, and solitaire while learning more about paleontology. Get the Fossils Playing Cards for yourself, and you can also give this deck of cards as a fun and thoughtful gift.
Card Features
- 54 of the most notable fossils
- Beautiful photograph on every card
- Ideal for card games or as flash cards
James St. John is a geologist in Ohio. He enjoys studying fossils, meteorites, rare rocks, decorative stones, seashells, caves, hot springs and geysers, old geology books, gemstones, national parks, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
Hearts: Precambrian era to Paleozoic era: 4.6 billion years ago to 252 million years ago
Diamonds: Mesozoic era (Triassic and Jurassic periods): 252 million years ago to 145 million years ago
Spades: Mesozoic era (Cretaceous period) 145 million years ago to 66 million years ago
Clubs: Cenozoic era, 66 million years ago to present