An edition of Fossils: the key to the past
(1982)
Fossils
[4th ed.].
by Richard A. Fortey
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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.
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Fossils: the key to the past
2015, Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press
in English
- Fifth edition.
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Fossils
2009, Natural History Museum
in English
- Completely rev. and updated.
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Fossils
2009, Natural History Museum
in English
- Completely rev. and updated.
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Fossils: the key to the past
2002, Smithsonian Institution Press, In association with The Natural History Museum, London
in English
- 3rd ed.
1588340236 9781588340238
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Fossils: the key to the past
1991, Harvard University Press
in English
- New ed.
0674311353 9780674311350
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Book Details
Table of Contents
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.
Edition Notes
Edition statement from preface (p. 5).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 250) and index.
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"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."--BOOK JACKET.
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