Their own evolution calibrated geological time itself. They watched through their crystal eyes whilst life evolved. These arthropods witnessed continents move, mountain chains elevated and eroded they survived ice ages and volcanic eruptions, evolving and adapting exquisitely to their environment. 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. In all he writes, Fortey displays extraordinary range, delight and descriptive gifts which make complicated scientific facts and concepts not only easy to understand but a delight to absorb. Life: An Unauthorised Biography, was short-listed for the Rhone Poulenc prize and has been reprinted five times. of the Lower Palaeozoic - a remarkable and fascinating book.' SIMON WINCHESTER Richard Fortey is one of Britain's leading popular scientists. 'In Richard Fortey's capable hands the humble grey trilobite has been transformed into the E.T.
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