01186nam a22001817a 4500999001700000020001800017082000800035100001900043245005500062260004400117300002800161490003400189505001800223520055100241650004400792942000700836952016100843  c62285d62285  a9780192805041  a560  aThomson, Keith  aFossils : A Very Short IntroductioncKeith Thomson  aNew YorkbOxford University Pressc2005  a147 Pagesb17x11 cmbPB  aVery Short Introductions, 138  aInclude Index  a"Fossils have not always been easily understood - there have been doubts about what they are and what they mean, and at times their very existence has threatened the prevailing views of the origins of life and the age of the Earth. Building on the latest scientific understanding, Keith Thomson places fossils in a very human context, highlighting their impact on mythology, philosophy, our concept of time, and popular culture. This Very Short Introduction provides a remarkably all encompassing explanation of fossils as a phenomenon."--Jacket.  aFossilsaFossilization -- Popular works  cBK  0010406560_000000000000000_T449F_2005708NFIC960687aGPLbGPLcGENd2020-08-21eCRV/160/GPLMg1471.00o560 T449F 2005p64912r2020-08-21w2020-08-21yBK