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Explore the history of life on Earth through every type of fossil, from marine invertebrates such as ammonites, to fishes, plants, early amphibians, dinosaurs, birds, mammals, and even humans with DK Eyewitness Fossils.
Find out what fossils are, how they were formed, and what they tell us about how long-vanished animals lived millions of years ago. DK Eyewitness Fossils also includes a giant fold-out wall chart full of facts, perfect for bedrooms or classrooms.
Stunning real-life photographs of the spectacular remains of ancient lives offer a unique eyewitness view - see pearls that are 50 million years old, a remarkable preserved foot of the extinct Moa from New Zealand, and the fossilised jaws of a terrifying T-rex.
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Dr Paul D Taylor is a palaeontologist specializing in fossil invertebrates. The author of four books and over 400 scientific papers, he received a PhD from the University of Durham in 1977 and a DSc from the same university in 2024. Between 1979 and 2018, he was employed as a research scientist at the Natural History Museum in London. He has been Editor-in-Chief for the Palaeontological Association since 2022.
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Explore the history of life on Earth through every type of fossil, from marine invertebrates such as ammonites, to fishes, plants, early amphibians, dinosaurs, birds, mammals, and even humans with DK Eyewitness Fossils.
Find out what fossils are, how they were formed, and what they tell us about how long-vanished animals lived millions of years ago. DK Eyewitness Fossils also includes a giant fold-out wall chart full of facts, perfect for bedrooms or classrooms.
Stunning real-life photographs of the spectacular remains of ancient lives offer a unique eyewitness view - see pearls that are 50 million years old, a remarkable preserved foot of the extinct Moa from New Zealand, and the fossilised jaws of a terrifying T-rex.
