From amphibians to trilobites this authoritative guide provides a fascinating insight into the origin formation and remarkable variety of fossils. Full-colour photographs show details of animals and plants that lived millions of years ago and there is a wealth of information on how to find and collect fossils. Dorling Kindersley Pockets is a major new series of reference guides that provides an in-depth look at a wide range of subjects. Easy to use and highly collectable these fact-packed mini-guides gather everything you need to know about a subject - and put it in your pocket!

 

This book features in the following series: Dk Pocket Guide, Pockets Series .

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 1996 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

Dr. Douglas Palmer is a science writer and academic currently teaching at Cambridge University. He is the author of several books on science, geology and prehistory.