Fossils
By: Richard Fortey
Edition: [4th ed.].
Publisher: Sterling
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781402762543
Subjects: Fossils; Paleontology
Other titles: Fossils :
Description: 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.
Notes: Edition statement from preface (p. 5).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 250) and index.
Table of contents: title: Buried in the rocks; title: Time and change; title: Rocks and fossils; title: Recognising fossils; title: Origin of life; title: Extinction & evolution; title: Human evolution; title: Fossil DNA; title: Uses of fossils; title: Making a collection.