Fossil Revolution

The fossil discoveries that changed our understanding of the world are brought to life in this illustrated book. The discovery of fossils has revolutionised our relationship with nature, our understanding of evolution and the story of the Earth. Fossils - the remains of once-living organizms - from seashells to dinosaur bones have fascinated us for thousands of years. Early Cro-magnon man collected them and placed them as treasured objects in tombs with the dead.