A Colour Compendium of Fossils
This book describes and illustrates Europe's most beautiful fossils. Fossils have long held a special fascination for us. In addition to their aesthetic qualities, fossils are indispensable evolutionary building blocks that enable us to gain an understanding of the development of life on our planet.
Here, from the bewildering range of fossils, scientists have described and illustrated over 300 typical genera from Europe's geological history. The illustrated examples have been identified by specialists and explained in easily understandable texts. This colour compendium has been written for amateurs, professional fossil collectors and geologists, or indeed anyone with an interest in natural history.
This book describes and illustrates Europe's most beautiful fossils. Fossils have long held a special fascination for us. In addition to their aesthetic qualities, fossils are indispensable evolutionary building blocks that enable us to gain an understanding of the development of life on our planet.
Here, from the bewildering range of fossils, scientists have described and illustrated over 300 typical genera from Europe's geological history. The illustrated examples have been identified by specialists and explained in easily understandable texts. This colour compendium has been written for amateurs, professional fossil collectors and geologists, or indeed anyone with an interest in natural history.