Fossils : the key to the past
- Title
- Fossils : the key to the past / Richard Fortey.
- Published by
- Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press : in association with the Natural History Museum, London, ©2002.
- Author
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Details
- Description
- 232 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- From the Publisher: This introduction to the world of paleontology has been completely revised and updated, reflecting changes in the ways that fossils are viewed and interpreted. Using the fluid writing style that made Trilobite! Eyewitness to Evolution such a success, Richard Fortey brings the study of fossils into the twenty-first century.
- Series statement
- [Living past series]
- Uniform title
- Living past series
- Subject
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Buried in the rocks Chapter 2: Setting the stage: time and change Chapter 3: Rocks and fossils Chapter 4: Bringing fossils back to life Chapter 5: Origin of life and its early history Chapter 6: Evolution and extinction Chapter 7: Fossils in the service of humans Chapter 8: Making a collection Further Information.
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]) and index.