Santana Fossils: An Illustrated Atlas

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Summary: Buy the book but don't buy the fossils
Review: Santana formation (in Brazil)has been providing scientists some of the most spetacluar fossils in the world, specially from fishes, insects, both terrestrial and flying reptiles. This book presents an amazing collection of them as well as their geologic context and some specific fossil preparation technics such as acid etching.Prepare yourself to learn everything about these fossils from the view of experts and with highly illustrative pictures presenting, in large variety, some of the most amazing fossils discovered there plus some of the most creative faked fossils of many kinds that were produced there to explore the lack of knowledge of fossil buyers. The text was scholarly written and certanlly will represent a challenge for the generall public.

One very special reason to buy this book is that brazilian laws do not allow fossil trade or commerce and just the scientific and academic community have permission to handle them, so this book is the only legall way to get in contact with these material. If you buy one real Santana fossil you can be shure that you are supporting an illegal explorer in Brazil, his international contacts and extremelly badly paid workers.

Believe me, You will find everything you may intend to know about Santana Formation fossils in the book and if you acquire it instead of real fossils you will be cooperating with Our efforts to preserve this part of Earth's history.