The Fossil Revolution: Finds That Changed Our View of the Past

Douglas Palmer, Fossil Revolution: The Finds That Changed Our View of the Past. London: Collins, 2003.

Hard cover, 27 x 20 cm, dustwrapper, 144 pages, numerous illustrations.

Excellent condition.

'Over the last 200 years, the discovery fossils has revolutionised our understanding of evolution and the story of the Earth.

'Fossils - the remains of once-living organisms - from seashells to dinosaur bones have fascinated us for thousands of years. Early man collected them and placed them as treasured objects in tombs with the dead.

'Fossil Revolution is the story of the discoveries that unlocked the secrets of the past. It traces the history of species that once dominated the earth and were then wiped out. Taking you on an archaeological journey through time, this beautifully illustrated book reveals how man has come to understand his precarious position in a fragile and unpredictable world.' 

'Douglas Palmer is a freelance writer and lecturer at Cambridge University. ... A former Earth Sciences lecturer at Trinity College, Dublin, he also spent two years as an exhibition co-ordinator at the National Museum of Wales.'