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The Little Book of Palaeontology
The Pocket Guide to Our Fossilized Past
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The Little Book of Palaeontology
This illuminating little book will introduce you to palaeontology, the study of fossilized animals and plants. Discover the key themes and theories you need to know to understand how life evolved. From giant dinosaurs, to ammonites, to the first ever humans, explore the greatest findings in palaeontology in this pocket-sized introduction.
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If you want to know your ichthyosaur from your iguanodon, and your belemnites from your brachiopods, strap in for this whirlwind tour of the highlights of palaeontology
Life as we know it now has a long history, buried beneath the ground. Palaeontology is the science of fossilised animals and plants, using discoveries of ancient lifeforms to uncover secrets of the past. From giant dinosaurs, to ammonites, to the first ever humans, explore the greatest findings in palaeontology in this pocket-sized introduction.
The Little Book of Palaeontology includes:
- The key palaeontological discoveries over the past 400 years, including the dinosaur found complete with intricate scales, and the largest fossil ever uncovered
- Profiles of influential palaeontologists such as Jack Horner, Dong Zhiming and Mary Anning
- What we have learnt about the lives of ancient creatures and how they became extinct
- The big questions about the prehistoric world that palaeontologists are trying to answer today
This illuminating little book will introduce you to the key thinkers, themes and theories you need to know to understand how life evolved. Look through this window to the past and learn about our prehistoric ancestors and the creatures of a bygone age.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781837990139
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 November 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Summersdale Publishers
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 104.0mm
Height: 146.0mm
Weight: 167g
Pages: 144
About the Author
Rasha Barrage was born in Iraq and grew up in Merseyside in the north-west of England. After studying law at Oxford University and completing a master's at the University of Toronto, she worked for the United Nations Development Programme before going on to train and work as a lawyer for eight years. She lives in London with her husband and three young children.
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