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Fossils : a very short introduction / Keith Thomson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thomson, Keith Stewart.
- Series:
- Very short introductions ; 138.
- Very short introductions ; 138
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fossils--Popular works.
- Fossils.
- Fossilization--Popular works.
- Fossilization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (147 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Summary:
- Fossils have been vital to our understanding of the formation of the Earth and the origins of life on it. Keith Thomson presents an explanation of fossils as a phenomenon, highlighting their impact on mythology, philosophy and popular culture.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- A cultural phenomenon
- Fossils in the popular imagination
- Some things we know, some things we don't
- Against the odds
- Bringing fossils to life
- Evolving
- Of molecules and man
- Fakes and fortunes
- Back to the future.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-142) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4356-0550-0
- 1-280-76278-0
- 0-19-151708-9
- OCLC:
- 61129133
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