Rudolph / Kankel: Fossilien auf Rügen

This book is only available in German language!With over 100 kilometers of coastline, Sylt offers above all sunshine, wind, and plenty of nature. How often does your gaze wander across the sand during a walk on the beach, hoping to find a piece of amber? The water’s edge is lined with clams and snails, crabs and seaweed—inhabitants of the world’s largest mudflats.Stones are found everywhere on the beach are witnesses to 2 billion years of Earth’s history, carried here by the glaciers of the Ice Age. This book serves as an identification guide for all the finds that can be made on the island’s beaches. A nature guide that explains the background.192 pageswith numerous illustrations12.5 x 19 cmsoftcover with flapsISBN: 978-3-8319-0875-2Publisher: Ellert & Richter Verlag GmbHAbout the Author:Frank Rudolph, born in 1963, studied zoology and paleontology at the University of Kiel.In 1994, he earned his doctorate with a dissertation on “Middle Cambrian trilobites in riverbed deposits.” Today, he volunteers at the Natural History Museum in Flensburg. Since 1992, he has worked as a geoscience mail-order bookseller and as the editor of *Geschiebesammler*.

This book about treasure hunting on the beach is only available in German.Bestselling author Frank Rudolph sparks a desire for expeditions along the North and Baltic Sea coasts among curious beachcombers, vacationers, families, and fossil enthusiasts, breathing new life into these fossilized witnesses of prehistoric times. Concise texts, clear photos, and information on where to find them, their age, and potential misidentifications make it easy to identify your own finds.Publisher: Ellert & Richter Verlag GmbH, HamburgISBN: 978-3-8319-0854-7192 pagesnumerous illustrations12,5 x 19 cmsoftcover

This title is only available in German language!Where do all these beach stones come from? How old are they? What story lies behindtheir composition? Were they formed deep within the earth, during a volcanic eruption, or perhaps in the sea?Immense forces folded mountains and reshaped rocks. Ice Age glaciers eventually pushed them from the Nordic countries to us. This gave rise to a unique geographical and stratigraphic diversity found nowhere else on Earth: The beaches of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea are a true treasure trove of geology.In this detailed German identification guide, bestselling author Frank Rudolph presents around 130 different beach stones and provides insightful background information on their age, composition, and origin.192 pageswith numerous illustrations12.5 x 19 cmsoftcover with flapsISBN: 9783831908943Publisher: Ellert & Richter Verlag GmbH, Hamburg