A fascinating history of life presented through the world's key fossils, with specimens from London's Natural History Museum and the Smithsonian in Washington DC.
Paul D. Taylor has worked in the Earth Sciences Department at the Natural History Museum, London for 35 years. His research focuses on fossil and living bryozoans, as well as on evolution, palaeoecology and fossil folklore. His previous books include the bestselling A History of Life in 100 Fossils.
