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Fossils : the key to the past

Richard Fortey

(Living past)

Natural History Museum, c2002

3rd ed

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Previous ed. :Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1991

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A straightforward introduction to fossils, their study and their use in reconstructing the history of the Earth.

Table of Contents

  • Preface - buried in the rocks
  • setting the stage - time and change
  • rocks and fossils
  • bringing fossils back to life
  • origin of life and its early history
  • evolution and extinction
  • fossils in the service of man
  • making a collection.

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  • NCID
    BA69832569
  • ISBN
    • 0565091638
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    232 p
  • Size
    24 cm
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