Fossils : the key to the past /

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Author / Creator:Fortey, Richard A.
Edition:3rd ed.
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Pressin association with Natural History Museum, London, c2002.
Description:232 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4696504
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ISBN:1588340236 (alk. paper)
1588340481 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-226) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Buried in the rocks
  • Ch. 2. Setting the stage: time and change
  • Ch. 3. Rocks and fossils
  • Ch. 4. Bringing fossils back to life
  • Ch. 5. Origin of life and its early history
  • Ch. 6. Evolution and extinction
  • Ch. 7. Fossils in the service of humans
  • Ch. 8. Making a collection.