Fossils- Life In The Rocks (5) (Adventures In Earth Science)

Fossils - Life in the RocksByDr. Peter ScottThis book introduces the science of Palaeontology with a review of how ancient lifeforms have been preserved by a variety of processes. It also looks at a the Binomial System of naming fossil specimen and at a modern system of classifying plant and animal fossils. Some common examples of plant and animal fossils are given in some detail with some reconstructions of the ancient lifeforms and how they related to modern species. The modern theory of evolution is examined showing how some species survived until the present day and why some species became extinct. The different periods of extinction, including the ice ages and other major extinctions are discussed and this is extended by looking at the evidence for the more recent changes in the Earth's climate, suggesting that many current species may disappear. The book is lavishly illustrated with many photographs and diagrams and two videos on collecting fossils and a representation of the Triassic Period are also given to supplement the text.

• | Author: Peter T. Scott
• | Publisher: Felix Publishing
• | Publication Date: Apr 01, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 126 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Nature
• | ISBN-10: 0994643241
• | ISBN-13: 9780994643247