Fossils A Guide to Prehistoric Life Author:Frank H. T. Rhoads Here is a field guide to the fascinating study of fossils. Typical plant and animal life of the major periods of geologic time are shown in color, and concise text describes representative fossil types of these periods. Fossils, a Golden Nature Guide, gives you maps which show the general areas where fossils may be found, plus scores of full col... more »or illustrations of common fossil specimens to help you identify your finds. Fossil remains, prints, and other indications of former plant and animl life tell the long and interesting story of the development of life on earth. Evolutionary stages are treated from the Pre-Cambian to the Recent. With 481 full-color illustrations and maps.« less