Fossils
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Book Overview
This updated edition of the highly successful volume, created in conjunction with London's Natural History Museum, has all the strengths of the original...and more. Completely redesigned and revised, it now features two fascinating new sections that reflect the contemporary state of the field: "How to Recognize Fossils" and "Molecular Paleontology." Readers will find this a straightforward, fascinating, and highly attractive introduction to fossils, their study, and their use in reconstructing the history of the earth. ?
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1402762542
ISBN13:9781402762543
Release Date:June 2009
Publisher:Union Square & Co.
Length:256 Pages
Weight:2.43 lbs.
Dimensions:10.5" x 1.0" x 7.8"
Customer Reviews
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Beautiful enough for the coffee table – deep enough for a scholar.
Published by bernie4444 , 1 month ago
If you are enamored of old fossils or if molecular paleontology is more your cup of tea, you will enjoy this book. We are treated to the past present and future with a reminder that it has been 150 years since Darwin wrote his books in this book fills in many of the holes that were left by Darwin to fill in.
I am reviewing the fourth edition; in this edition, there have been a few corrections and many additions, so if you have an earlier version of this book, you will definitely want to buy this one also. The book pretty much covers the field of paleontology, leaving no stone unturned or any fossil described. For the beginner paleontologist, the terminologies, histories, and techniques are discussed.
The book itself is very sturdy, and the pages are all glossy. Also, there are many color pictures with detailed diagrams and references for further reading.
Richard Fortey is also the author of "The Hidden Landscape”, "Life: an Unauthorized Biography", and “Trilobite: Eyewitness to Evolution".
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