Trilobite!: Eyewitness to Evolution
- ISBN-10
- 0006551386
- ISBN-13
- 9780006551386
- Category
- Arthropodia, Fossil
- Pages
- 35
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK
- Author
- Richard A. Fortey
Description
Trilobite! is an unashamedly trilobito-centric view of the world unravelling the history of the exotic, crustacean-like animals which dominated the seas for three hundred million years. These arthropods witnessed continents move, mountain chains elevated and eroded; they survived ice ages and volcanic eruptions, evolving and adapting exquisitely to their environment. They watched through their crystal eyes whilst life evolved. Their own evolution calibrated geological time itself. Structured like a detective story, this is a light, but highly informative account of the wonders of scientific discovery.
