FOSSILS - THE HISTORY OF LIFE

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 thatreflect the contemporary state of the field: "How to Recognize Fossils"and "Molecular Paleontology."
Readers will find this a straightforward and fascinating introduction to fossils, their study, and their use in reconstructing the history of the earth. It gives a current view of the significance of fossil finds, provides up-to-date information on dinobirds, and explains the latest theories of human evolution. Stunningly illustrated with photographs from the museum’s rich collections, Fossilspresents paleontology as a living, changing science.