Title
Fossils / Richard Fortey.
Cover Title
Fossils : the history of life
Edition
[4th ed.]
ISBN
9781402762543
1402762542
Publication Details
New York : Sterling, 2009.
Language
English
Description
256 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 26 cm.
Call Number
QE711.2 .F66 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
560
Summary
Discusses the formation of fossils, describes how they are used by scientists to reconstruct the history of the earth, and offers guidance on starting a fossil collection.
Note
Edition statement from preface (p. 5).
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 250) and index.
Buried in the rocks
Time and change
Rocks and fossils
Recognising fossils
Origin of life
Extinction & evolution
Human evolution
Fossil DNA
Uses of fossils
Making a collection.