Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Geological Time Scale xv
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. Preface: HELL CREEK, MONTANA, SUMMER 1998 xxi
7. INTRODUCTION: Marsh Monsters of Big Bone Lick 1
8. CHAPTER 1. The Northeast: Giants, Great Bears, and Grandfather of the Buffalo 32
9. CHAPTER 2. New Spain: Bones of Fear and Birds of Terro 73
10. CHAPTER 3. The Southwest: Fossil Fetishes and Monster Slayers 106
11. CHAPTER 4. The Prairies: Fossil Medicine and Spirit Animals 168
12. CHAPTER 5. The High Plains: Thunder Birds, Water Monsters, and Buffalo-Calling Stones 220
13. CONCLUSION: Common Ground 296
14. APPENDIX: Fossil Frauds and Specious Legends 332
15. Notes 347
16. Bibliography 407
17. Index 429