Simon & Schuster'S Guide To Fossils

Paolo Arduini

ISBN 10: 0671631322 / ISBN 13: 9780671631321

Verlag: Touchstone, 1987

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G0671631322I4N00

Inhaltsangabe:

Practical, concise, and easy to use, Simon & Schuster's Guide to FossilsSimon & Schuster's Guide to Fossils contains everything the fossil enthusiast needs to know. A thorough introduction discusses science, evolution, and history and describes the process of fossilization, how we trace evolution with fossils, how fossils are classified, where fossil organisms lived, and where fossils can be found today. This indispensable guide includes 260 entries, including dinosaur fossils, all beautifully illustrated in color, and is complete with each fossil's classification, description, geographic distribution, and notes on the main areas where examples have been found. Information on age, appearance, and environment is provided and highlighted with easy-to-read visual symbols.

Whether you are a serious collector or an absolute amateur, fervently hoping to trip over an ancient shell or bone, this incomparably stunning, authoritative reference is the most useful and valuable book on fossils you can own.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Simon & Schuster'S Guide To Fossils
Verlag: Touchstone
Erscheinungsdatum: 1987
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket