Unspecified / 2011
The star-crossed stone : the secret life, myths, and history of a fascinating fossil / Kenneth J. McNamara
The star-crossed stone : the secret life, myths, and history of a fascinating fossil / Kenneth J. McNamara
The Smithsonian catalogs The star-crossed stone : the secret life, myths, and history of a fascinating fossil / Kenneth J. McNamara as books in its Sea urchins, Fossil--Collectors and collecting--History records.
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
Awakenings -- First collectors -- Urchins -- Skeletons -- Fossilized memories -- Maud -- Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers -- Shepherds' crowns and fairy loaves -- Thunderstones -- Holy urchins -- The morning star -- Snakes' eggs -- Star of destiny -- Five-star attraction