Fossils: The History of Life - Hardcover

Fortey, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402762542 ISBN 13: 9781402762543

Publisher: Union Square & Co., 2009

Synopsis

This updated edition of the highly successful volume, created in conjunction with London’s Natural History Museum, has all the strengths of the original and more. Completely redesigned and revised, it now features two fascinating new sections that reflect the contemporary state of the field: How to Recognize Fossils” and Molecular Paleontology.” Readers will find this a straightforward, fascinating, and highly attractive introduction to fossils, their study, and their use in reconstructing the history of the earth.

 

About this title

Review:

Praise for Richard Fortey’s

Dry Storeroom No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum:

 

[A] loving survey of his life at the museum.”   Financial Times

 

always authoritative there is plenty of solid science to enjoy, elucidated with brilliant flair.”

                                                                                                                    Sunday Times

 

Engaging Fortey’s writing is enough to make the behind-the-scenes work of the museum totally fascinating . (his) delightful book, like the museum it describes, is both rambling and elegant.”

                                                                                                                      Sunday Telegraph

 

authoritative and attractive.” Nature

About this edition

• Publisher: Union Square & Co.
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1402762542
• ISBN 13: 9781402762543
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256