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Fossils Playing Cards

Brief Description
Play cards and learn to identify various types of fossils throughout North America. Anyone who enjoys geology, history, and palaeontology will love these cards for playing your favourite games or to use as flash cards. Inspired by Adventure Publications' guides to rocks, minerals, and fossils, this... Read More
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Fossils Playing Cards

Play cards and learn to identify various types of fossils throughout North America.

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Play cards and learn to identify various types of fossils throughout North America.

Anyone who enjoys geology, history, and palaeontology will love these cards for playing your favourite 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, palaeontology 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 organised chronologically, and each card depicts a full-colour 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 palaeontology. 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

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781647555351

Publisher: Adventure Publications, Incorporated

Format: Cards

Date Published: 17 April 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Adventure Publications, Incorporated

Illustration: Color photos throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 64.0mm

Height: 89.0mm

Weight: 0g

About the Author

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.

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