This beautifully illustrated, full-colour introduction to fossils is packed with intriguing information about the prehistoric past.

The smart, visually led approach features fast facts and clear, to-the-point information, making this guide equally essential for armchair enthusiasts and hands-on explorers. It features more than 50 identification guides to common and rare fossils: from ammonites and trilobites to plants, insects, and even dinosaurs.

Find out how fossils formed, where they are found, and what they can tell us about creatures that lived long ago. The up-to-date information inside will impress even the most demanding of fossil-finders!