Peruse Animal Skulls: A Guide To North American Species Documented By Mark Elbroch Provided As PDF

say "I'm finished!" but this is an excellent reference book that I will refer to time and again, Picked up a copy at the La Brea Tar Pits, I'm an avid skull collector, and I have to say this is the most indepth look at skulls I've ever seen in a book.
It's got sketches of every one on each skull's profiling page, and the beginning is jampacked with anatomical facts and a breakdown of the parts of a skull.
It's a very helpful book, for beginners and experts alike, After a couple flips through it, you'll be able to identify any skull in seconds, One of the best books I have seen for reading and identifying skulls, The book begins with the anatomy of the skull, explaining the different bones and what it means when they vary in size between species.
Next up is "Understanding and Interpreting Form" which teaches you to look at different portions of the skull and determine age, sex, how the animal lived its life, what it ate, and in some instances, what sort of problems it encountered.
There is some information about preparing skulls here,

but there are other books that cover this topic much better and more indepth.
The finalpages are filled with photos and extremely detailed identification information for hundreds of mammals, birds, and amphibian amp reptile species.
Highly recommended. An incredible resource book for those of us who are always picking up bones on outings and trying to figure out who they belonged to.
. . recommended by Sue Ware during her osteology class,
This was, hands down, the BEST book I have EVER read on animal skulls and animal identification, Weather you're an artist like me, seeking to learn anatomy or working with skulls in art, or if you're a homesteader or hunter or hiker who runs across remains and are curious what they belonged to.
. . this is THE book. I need to own this one, It was fantastic! This book sets on my most used shelf, This is very well made and in colour, incredibly easy to use, and is full of all the information you would think to ask.
I work as a wildlife biologist, and this book is invaluable when it comes to identifying skulls found in the field, The book doesn't contain every possible skull you may find, but it can at least help you to narrow down possibilities to the Family or Genus level.
Great book. Comprehensive guide to the animals of North America Fully illustrated with drawings and photographs Userfriendly format makes comparing species easy This uniquely thorough reference and guidebook offers illustrations, descriptions, and measurements for the skulls of someanimal species found throughout North America.
The skullthe collection of bones that house and protect a creature's brain and sensory organsis the key anatomical feature used to identify an animal and understand many of its behaviors.
This book describes in words and pictures the bones and regions of the skull important to identification, including illustrations of all the bones in the cranium, leading to a greater understanding of a creature's place in the natural world.
Lifesize drawings and detailed measurements make this guide an invaluable reference for wildlife professionals, trackers, and animallovers alike, .