Fossils : the key to the past
Title:
Fossils : the key to the past
Author:
Personal Author:
ISBN:
9781501700538
Publication Information:
Ithaca, New York : Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press, 2015.
©2015
Physical Description:
256 pages: ill.; 25 cm.
Contents:
Buried in the rocks -- Time and change -- Rocks and fossils -- Recognising fossils -- Reviving fossils -- Origin of life -- Extinction and evolution -- Human evolution -- Fossil dna -- Use of fossils -- Making a collection.
Abstract:
"In his accessible introduction to the study and meaning of fossils, the world-renowned paleontologist Richard Fortey provides a comprehensive guide to all aspects of fossils and their use in reconstructing the history of life on Earth. Extensively illustrated in full color throughout, this fifth edition of Fossils includes the most recent advances in our understanding of the fossil record and the significance of new fossil finds"--Back cover.
