Authoritative text crystal-clear photography and a systematic approach make the Dorling Kindersley Handbook of Fossils the most comprehensive and concise pocket to fossils of the world. Packed withmore than 1 000 full-colour photographs of over 500 species this handbook is designed to cut through the complicated identification process and enable you to recognize a species instantly. Photo-encyclopedic Approach Expertly written and thoroughly vetted each entry combines a precise description with annotated photography to highlight a fossil's chief characteristics and distinguishing features. A full-colour illustration showing the fossil as a living animal or plant as well as colour-coded bands providing at-a-glance facts for quick reference complete every entry.Identification Made Easy For beginners and established enthusiasts alike the Dorling Kindersley Handbook of Fossils explains what a fossil is how fossils are classified and how to start a collection. To help you in the initial stages of identification the book provides a visual key that makes it easy to recognize a fossil and place it in its correct genus. Finally a concise glossary gives instant understanding of technical and scientific terms.
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
By Agah UGUZ
Format:Paperback
It is a beautiful book with over 1,000 high-quality pictures. As soon as I bought the book, I was able identify couple of fossils I found accidentally. After an introductory section, there are three sections; namely, invertebrates, vertebrates and plants. The introductory chapter includes where to look for fossils and equipment for fossil collection. In general there are about two to three fossils introduced on one page. As well as the photograph of the fossil, there is a tiny drawing of the complete animal (or plant) at the corner (I managed to find the names of my daughter's toy dinosaurs by looking at these pictures). The order to which the fossil belongs, name of the family, habitats and the informal name, together with the geological range, geographical distribution and the occurrence frequency are all given. Explanations are brief but more than enough for amateurs like me.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Ian Thumwood
Format:Paperback
I picked this book up after struggling to find any books about prehistoric animals aimed at adults. This is the best one that I could find and is up to DK's usual standards of being visually impressive. The drawings are nicely annotated with pithy and informative notes. In it's favour, the book also includes thumb-nail sketches of what the various animals would have looked like when the animals were alive. In addition the guide outlines where the fossils can be found, what era they date from and how commonplace they are. The book is organised in ascending phylla but there is a marked bias towards invertebrates with masses of shell fish, sea urchins, trilobites, ammonites and crinoids. The vertebrates first appear on page 194 and reptiles on page 225. There are only 10 pages with dinosaurs on, perhaps reflecting their rarety.
All in all, this is fascinating to read and offers informative details about the kind of prehistoric life that I wanted to learn about. The only downside is the fact that the book is not that practical unless you intend on doing alot of globe trotting. A more UK-centred book would have been more useful although this is a small grumble given that the subject is endlessly fascinating. An absorbing book that is great fun to dip in to.
All in all, this is fascinating to read and offers informative details about the kind of prehistoric life that I wanted to learn about. The only downside is the fact that the book is not that practical unless you intend on doing alot of globe trotting. A more UK-centred book would have been more useful although this is a small grumble given that the subject is endlessly fascinating. An absorbing book that is great fun to dip in to.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By G. I. Forbes
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is one of the best books from DK -at least they didnt make a mess of the illustrations as theey usually do.
After a good introduction section that includes ,what is a fossil,means ofpreservation,a geological time chart,where to look and an identification key.
Fossils are divided into 3 -vertebrates,invertebrates and plants.For each species there is an illustration with size,adiscussion of the fossil,habitat and common and Latin names.
Very well researched and presented.It contains all you will need to know about fossils.
After a good introduction section that includes ,what is a fossil,means ofpreservation,a geological time chart,where to look and an identification key.
Fossils are divided into 3 -vertebrates,invertebrates and plants.For each species there is an illustration with size,adiscussion of the fossil,habitat and common and Latin names.
Very well researched and presented.It contains all you will need to know about fossils.
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Fossils by David Ward
This book is an outstanding account of the various fossils to be found worldwide . However , it does cover fossils to be found in the United Kingdom . Read more
Published 2 months ago by Kevin Whittington FICE , FGS .
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Great for budding geologists!
This little book is clearly presented and easy to use. The most important feature for me is that it gives pictures of what the fossilised animal or plant would have looked like... Read more
Published on 30 July 2009 by H. Durrant
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Nice pictures,but could have been so much better
I agree that this is a beautiful book at a bargain price. It is also useful for what it says is its main aim: enabling the reader to identify fossils. Read more
Published on 7 July 2002
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