A Colour Compendium of FossilsThis book describes and illustrates Europes most beautiful fossils. Fossils have long held a special fascination for us. In addition to their aesthetic qualities, fossils are indispensable evolutionary building blocks that enable us to gain an understanding of the development of life on our planet.Here, from the bewildering range of fossils, scientists have described and illustrated over 300 typical genera from Europes geological history. The illustrated examples have been identified by specialists and explained in easily understandable texts. This colour compendium has been written for amateurs, professional fossil collectors and geologists, or indeed anyone with an interest in natural history.

Prof. Dr. Max Urlichs ist ehrenamtlicher Mitarbeiter des Staatlichen Museums für Naturkunde, Stuttgart. Prof. Dr. Bernhard Ziegler, vormals Leiter des Staatlichen Museums für Naturkunde, Stuttgart, ist jetzt ehrenamtlicher Mitarbeiter.