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„... a solid addition to any paleo library ...“ Fossil News, March 2004
„A real bargain compared to the price of other paperbackpaleontology texts currently available... The illustrations arenicely drawn. Each chapter begins with a bulleted list of majorpoints to be covered and ends with a glossary. And each page isself-contained...“ The Paleontological Society
Life on Earth has been evolving and interacting with the surfaceand atmosphere for almost four billion years. Fossils provide apowerful tool in the study of the Earth and its history. They alsoprovide important data for evolutionary studies and contribute toour understanding of the extinction of organisms and the origins ofmodern biodiversity.
* * Introduces the study of fossils in a simple and straightforwardmanner.
* Short chapters introduce the main topics in the current studyof fossils.
* The most important fossil groups are discussed, frommicrofossils through
* invertebrates to vertebrates and plants, followed by a briefnarrative of life on earth.
* Diagrams are central to the book and allow the reader to seemost of the important data 'at a glance'.
* Each topic covers two pages and provides a self-contained suiteof information or a starting point for future study.
* * Introduces the study of fossils in a simple and straightforwardmanner.
* Short chapters introduce the main topics in the current studyof fossils.
* The most important fossil groups are discussed, frommicrofossils through
* invertebrates to vertebrates and plants, followed by a briefnarrative of life on earth.
* Diagrams are central to the book and allow the reader to seemost of the important data 'at a glance'.
* Each topic covers two pages and provides a self-contained suiteof information or a starting point for future study.
