British Cenozoic Fossils by Natural History Museum (English) Paperback Book

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The Cenozoic era began about 70 million years ago and still continues. In British Cenozoic Fossils 354 species from this period are classified and illustrated with accurate line drawings. This new edition has been fully revised and updated, reflecting advances in our undcerstanding of the fossil record over the past years.

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The Cenozoic era began about 70 million years ago and still continues. In British Cenozoic Fossils 354 species from this period are classified and illustrated with accurate line drawings. This new edition has been fully revised and updated by John Todd, Curator of Molluscs in the Natural History Museum's Life Sciences Department, reflecting advances in our understanding of the fossil record over the past years. The book's 88-page identification section features those fossil animal and plant species that are most commonly found in Britain, from early plants, corals and fishes to gastropod and bivalve molluscs and the remains of mammals which lived in Britain during the Ice Ages. Each of the species is illustrated with at least one drawing, which is accompanied by details of where it can be found. There is a brief introduction to the subject, stratigraphical tables that show British Cenozoic rock formations, and a colour map of the distribution of Cenozoic strata.

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Identification guide to fossils from the Caenozoic era which began about 70 million years ago. Fully revised and updated new edition.

Author Biography

This new edition has been fully revised and updated by John Todd, Curator of Molluscs in the Natural History Museum's Life Sciences Department. British Cenozoic Fossils is one of a series of three books that has established itself as the classic work of reference for all students of geology. For more than 45 years, the series has provided an essential identification guide to those fossils that can be found amongst the wealth of geological horizons in Britain. Amateur and professional palaeontologists alike will continue to find that these books are as important to their studies as the hand lens and geological hammer. The other titles available in this series are British Mesozoic Fossils and British Palaeozoic Fossils.

Details ISBN0565093053 ISBN-10 0565093053 ISBN-13 9780565093051 Media Book Author Natural History Museum Pages 112 Publisher The Natural History Museum Series British Fossils Year 2017 Publication Date 2017-01-05 Format Paperback Language English DEWEY 560.1780941 Imprint The Natural History Museum Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations Black-and-white line drawings throughout AU Release Date 2017-01-05 NZ Release Date 2017-01-05 UK Release Date 2017-01-05 Replaces 9781898298779 Audience General We've got this

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