Mountains of Madness: A Scientist's Odyssey in Antarctica by John A. Long (Author)
Publisher: National Academy Press; 1st edition (February 15, 2001) | ISBN-10: 0309070775 | linked PNG-files | 19 Mb | 250 pages
Antarctica, once the center of the prehistoric supercontinent Gondwana, contains some of the richest and best-preserved fossil deposits in the world. Long, a paleontologist, recounts his two expeditions (in 1988 and 1992) to Antarctica to recover some of these fossils.