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Fortey, Richard Alan was born on February 15, 1946 in London. Son of Frank and Margaret Zander Fortey.
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"Richard Fortey is without peer among science writers."―Bill Bryson In his accessible introduction to the study and meaning of fossils, the world-renowned paleontologist Richard Fortey provides a comprehensive guide to all aspects of fossils and their use in reconstructing the history of life on Earth. Extensively illustrated in full color throughout, this fifth edition of Fossils includes the most recent advances in our understanding of the fossil record and the significance of new fossil finds. Fortey clearly explains what fossils are, how they form, how to identify them, and how they help us to understand Earth's geological past and the emergence of life. Drawing on all the latest research, including recent developments in molecular paleontology, he discusses evolution and extinction, the economic uses of fossil-derived products such as oil and coal, and offers practical advice for making a fossil collection. Fossils will appeal to everyone who shares an interest in the history of life on our planet.
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This classic in popular geology, is a unique exploration of Britain’s geological diversity. Richard Fortey guides us around the British Isles, and as the rocks change, so we learn to read the clues they contain – cultural as well as geological.
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Fossils: The Key to the Past is a comprehensive guide to the study and meaning of fossils. This new paperback edition has been fully revised and updated, reflecting advances in our understanding of the fossil record and the significance of new fossil finds. Palaeontologist Richard Fortey explains in accessible language what fossils are, how they form and how to identify them, and how they help us to understand Earth's geological past and the emergence of life.Drawing on all the latest research, including molecular palaeontology, he discusses evolution and extinction, the economic uses of fossils, such as oil and coal, as well as offering practical advice for making a fossil collection. Extensively illustrated in full colour throughout, with photographs from the collections at the Natural History Museum, Fossils: The Key to the Past will appealto all those with an interest in the history of life itself.
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A magisterial exploration of the natural history of the first four thousand million years of life on and in the earth, by one of Britain's most dazzling science writers. What do any of us know about the history of our planet before the arrival of man? Most of us have a dim impression of a swirling mass of dust solidifying to form a volcanic globe, briefly populated by dinosaurs, then by woolly mammoths and finally by our own hairy ancestors. This book, aimed at the curious and intelligent but perhaps mildly uninformed reader, brilliantly dispels such lingering notions forever. At the end of the book we understand the complexity of the history of life on earth, and the complexity of how it has come to be understood, as, perhaps, from no other single volume. The result is enthralling.
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This thorough introduction to the world of paleontology has been completely revised and updated, reflecting changes in the ways that fossils are viewed and interpreted. Using the fluid writing style that made Trilobite! Eyewitness to Evolution such a success, Dr. Fortey brings the study of fossils into the 21st-century.
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Fortey, Richard Alan was born on February 15, 1946 in London. Son of Frank and Margaret Zander Fortey.
Bachelor, Cambridge U., England, 1968; Master of Arts, Cambridge U., England, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge U., England, 1971; Doctor of Science, Cambridge U., England, 1985.
Research fellow, Natural History Museum, London, 1970-1973; senior science officer, Natural History Museum, London, 1973-1977; principal science officer, Natural History Museum, London, 1978-1986; senior principal science officer, Natural History Museum, London, 1986-1991; individual merit promotion, Natural History Museum, London, since 1991. Howley visiting professor Memorial U., Newfoundland, 1977-1978.
(A magisterial exploration of the natural history of the f...)
(This thorough introduction to the world of paleontology h...)
(This thorough introduction to the world of paleontology h...)
(A straightforward introduction to fossils, their study an...)
(This classic in popular geology, is a unique exploration ...)
(Fossils: The Key to the Past is a comprehensive guide to ...)
( "Richard Fortey is without peer among science writers."...)
Married Bridget Elizabeth Thomas, September 12, 1968 (divorced 1975). 1 child, Dominic; married Jacqueline Francis, June 25, 1977. Children: Rebecca, Julia, Leo.