The clearest and sharpest recognition guide to over 500
invertebrate, vertebrate, and plant fossils from around the world.
This comprehensive pocket guide is the perfect introduction to
finding, identifying, and collecting fossils. It features more than
500 species of plant and animal fossils, from trilobites and
megafauna to dinosaurs and ancient trees. This handbook cuts
through the complicated identification process with expertly
written and thoroughly vetted text that features precise
description, enabling you to recognize a species instantly. Over
1,000 photographs, with illuminating annotations, help you to pick
out a fossil's chief characteristics and distinguishing features,
while a colour illustration shows the fossil as a living plant or
animal. The detailed introduction explains what a fossil is and how
they are classified. Start building your own collection with advice
on where to look for fossils, what tools and safety equipment are
needed for collecting, and how best to organize a fossil
collection. To help you in the initial stages of identification,
this book provides a visual identification key that makes it easy
to recognize a fossil and place it in its correct group. Finally, a
concise glossary gives instant understanding of technical and
scientific terms.
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