Fossils: A Very Short Introduction

by Keith S. Thomson

Book Overview

Fossils have been vital to our understanding of the formation of the earth and the origins of life. However, their impact has not been limited to debates about geology and evolution: attempts to explain their existence has shaken religion at its very roots, and they have remained a subject of ceaseless fascination for people of all ages and backgrounds. In this readable and wide-ranging book, Keith Thomson provides a remarkably all-encompassing explanation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000SK48BO
• ISBN13: 9780192805041
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.1" x 6.9"