Anthony (Tony) Martin is a Professor of Practice at Emory University, where he has taught classes in geology, paleontology, and environmental sciences. His research specialty is ichnology, the study of modern and ancient traces caused by animal behavior, such as tracks, trails, burrows, and nests. He is the author of a number of books, including DINOSAURS WITHOUT BONES, THE EVOLUTION UNDERGROUND, TRACKING THE GOLDEN ISLES, and LIFE TRACES OF THE GEORGIA COAST. His latest book is LIFE SCULPTED, published June 2, 2023. In 2015 – in recognition of his accomplishments in scientific exploration and public outreach – he was elected as a Fellow in The Explorers Club and a Fellow in the Geological Society of America. He and his wife Ruth live in Decatur, Georgia.
Books in order of publication:
Introduction to the Study of Dinosaurs – 2001
Trace Fossils of El Salvador – 2006
Major Transitions in Evolution – 2010
Life Traces of the Georgia Coast – 2012
Dinosaurs without Bones – 2014
The Evolution Underground: Burrows, Bunkers, and the Marvelous Subterranean World Beneath our Feet – 2017
Tracking the Golden Isles – 2020
Life Sculpted: Tales of the Animals, Plants, and Fungi That Drill, Break, and Scrape to Shape the Earth – 2023
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