Discover all you need to know about fossils in this introductory guide.
Did you know that a fossil could be anything from a shell or bone to teeth or wood? From huge dinosaurs to tiny plants which can only be seen under a microscope? It covers everything from a preserved foot of the extinct Moa in New Zealand to a giant mammoth trapped and frozen in the ground in Siberia over 12,000 years ago.
Paul D Taylor undertakes research on fossil and living bryozoans at the Natural History Museum.
Visit the online shop to find titles about the latest fossil evidence. Find out how we know about dinosaurs and the history of life on Earth.
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