âThere are many possible ways to write about such a diverse regional paleontological heritage. However, a book based on the radio series Deep Alberta can be judged as unexpected! How does this unusual book composed by Acorn and supported by the Royal Tyrrell Museum look like? The brief Introduction is followed by 80 equal-sized, one page stories placed in alphabetical order. Most of them are addressed to particular fossils, namely dinosaurs, other amphibians and reptiles (snakes, frogs, salamanders, turtles), fishes, extinct mammals.and plants. Less attention is paid to insects, invertebrates.and trace fossils. References are performed according to the common rules of professional journals. Not only some general (and popular) books are mentioned, but also very specific articles.
This section strengthens a professional background of this book. Further, biosketches for 14 specialists, proclaimed as âKey figures in Alberta paleontologyâ are given. The book is oriented for a very broad audience, including non-specialists. Undoubtedly, they will read it with great pleasure. However, professionals will also find this book enjoyable. On one hand, it contains a lot [of] very intriguing facts, whose importance is not diminished by a popular style. Some very new information is considered. Conclusively, the book is well-done and the reviewer recommends it strongly for both nature amateurs as well as professional paleontologists and geologists.
âD.A. Ruban, Zentralblatt F r Geologie und Pal ontologie, August 2008.