Introducing Palaeontology - A Guide to Ancient Life

Introducing Palaeontology provides a concise and accessible introduction to the science of palaeontology. The first part explains what a fossil is and how fossils came to be preserved. The second introduces the major fossil groups from algae and plants to the vertebrates and finally to man's ancestors. A glossary is provided.

About the author

Patrick Wyse Jackson is a Senior Lecturer in Geology and Curator of the Geological Museum at Trinity College, Dublin.

Summary

Introducing Palaeontology provides a concise and accessible introduction to the science of palaeontology. The first part explains what a fossil is and how fossils came to be preserved. The second introduces the major fossil groups from algae and plants to the vertebrates and finally to man's ancestors. A glossary is provided.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Wyse Jackson
• Assisted by: John Murray (Illustration)
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781780460833
• ISBN: 978-1-78046-083-3
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: Introducing Earth and Environm; Introducing Earth and Environmental Sciences; Introducing Earth and Environm
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Palaeontology