Trilobites of New York: An Illustrated Guide

Excellent photos and graphics

This coffee table tome celebrates New York State's high standing in the study of trilobites, those cute, bug-like fossils prized by collectors. Several scholarly chapters on trilobite biology, taphonomy and the geology of the region are followed by dozens of beautiful, full page, black and white photos of specimens. The garish cover illustration does not do justice to the images within. If you've got the cash and the passion, this is a worthy purchase.

The authors have created a classic. All trilobite localities should have a book like this written on their fauna and stratigraphy.

If you like trilobites you'll LOVE this book. In addition to great information the photgraphy is astounding!! The content is beautiful and the quality of book (cover,binding and pages) is as good as it gets! It's something to be proud of! At full price it's a great value,at the sale price it's a steal!!

For anyone interested in trilobites, this is a fantastic book. The photography is superb, many of the specimens pictured are incredibly complete and masterfully prepared. It is amazing how many species of this extinct creature are preserved in New York. Not only are there wonderful photos, but excellent background and stratigraphic information to make the treatise complete. These authors know their subject. Clearly a lot of effort went into this book, and it shows. And the glorious photo on the front cover makes it a book you want to leave out on the coffee table.

The best book on Laurentian trilobites. While it is focussed on New York, it's useful to Eastern Canadian trilobite specialists because of the similarities between the fauna and stratigraphy on both side of the border. Whiteley's first-rate photographic work provides a badly-needed species guide. The stratigraphic material is extremely useful, and the text is very well-written, with skillful explanations of scientific terminology.