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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47785672 Title: Fossils : the key to the past Author: Richard A Fortey Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press : In association with The Natural History Museum, London, ©2002. ISBN/ISSN: 1588340236 9781588340238 1588340481 9781588340481 OCLC:47785672

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Fossils : the key to the past

Author:	Richard A Fortey
Publisher:	Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press : In association with The Natural History Museum, London, ©2002.
Edition/Format:	Book : English : 3rd edView all editions and formats
Summary:	From the Publisher: This introduction to the world of paleontology has been completely revised and updated, reflecting changes in the ways that fossils are viewed and interpreted. Using the fluid writing style that made Trilobite! Eyewitness to Evolution such a success, Richard Fortey brings the study of fossils into the twenty-first century.
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Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Richard A Fortey Find more information about:
ISBN:	1588340236 9781588340238 1588340481 9781588340481
OCLC Number:	47785672
Description:	232 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Contents:	Machine generated contents note: Preface -- Chapter 1: Buried in the rocks -- Chapter 2: Setting the stage: time and change -- Chapter 3: Rocks and fossils -- Chapter 4: Bringing fossils back to life -- Chapter 5: Origin of life and its early history -- Chapter 6: Evolution and extinction -- Chapter 7: Fossils in the service of humans -- Chapter 8: Making a collection -- Further Information -- Glossary -- Index.
Responsibility:	Richard Fortey.
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From the Publisher: This introduction to the world of paleontology has been completely revised and updated, reflecting changes in the ways that fossils are viewed and interpreted. Using the fluid writing style that made Trilobite! Eyewitness to Evolution such a success, Richard Fortey brings the study of fossils into the twenty-first century.

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