Author Description

The Pocket Reference Guide to Fossils is an ideal compact identification guide to the plant and animal fossils which can be found in the countryside, quarries and along the coasts of Europe. It provides a fascinating insight into life on earth millions of years ago. From ammonites to trilobites, brachiopods to graptolites, an easy-to-follow system of colour-coded bands and symbols designating major zoological or botanical groups, leads rapidly and easily to the correct section of the book. Detailed full-colour illustrations and concise, informative text detailing characteristic features, geological age and principal locations, allow you to identify accurately the most common fossils found in Europe.