An introduction to the study of fossils, from expert Paul Taylor, with original specimens drawn from the collections of the Natural History Museum.
FOSSILS, ROCKS AND GEOLOGICAL TIME
THE OLDEST FOSSILS
TRILOBITES AND OTHER ARTHROPODS
AMMONITES AND THEIR RELATIVES
SUPERABUNDANT SHELLS
INVERTEBRATES OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES
THE PHYLUM OF FIVE: ECHINODERMS
FISHES AND AMPHIBIANS: FROM FINS TO FEET
REPTILES AND BIRDS: THE RISE OF THE ARCHOSAURS
OUR FAMILY AND OTHER MAMMALS
FOSSIL PLANTS: THE GREENS JOIN THE PARTY
MICROFOSSILS BY THE MILLIONS
TRACE FOSSILS: SNAPSHOTS OF ANCIENT BEHAVIOUR
Paul D. Taylor has worked in the Earth Sciences Department at the Natural History Museum, London for 35 years. His research focuses on fossil and living bryozoans, as well as on evolution, palaeoecology and fossil folklore. His previous books include the bestselling A History of Life in 100 Fossils.