Fossils (Collins Gem) - Softcover

Palmer, Douglas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061137243 ISBN 13: 9780061137242

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2006

Synopsis

A colorful, authoritative pocket guide to fossils

• Details on the process of fossilization and preservation

• Helpful maps, advice, and safety tips for fossil hunters and enthusiasts

• Illustrations of fossilized objects from plants and coral to birds and dinosaurs

Published in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, America's foremost authority in history and science.

About this title

About the Author:

Douglas Palmer is a freelance science writer who has written 10 books on prehistory and has been a major contributor to another 6. He teaches for Robinson College of Cambridge University on the Natural Science Tripos and is a lecturer for the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education. He spent two years as an exhibition co-ordinator at the National Museum of Wales and presently lives with his wife in Cambridge.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0061137243
• ISBN 13: 9780061137242
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192