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Contents
Chapter 1: The nature of fossils 4 Fossilisation 6 Where fossils are found 11 The importance of fossils 12 Fossils and plate tectonics 12 Fossils and geological time 13
Chapter 2: Common fossils 16 Corals 18 Brachiopods 21 Molluscs 24 Cephalopods 24 Bivalves 29 Echinoderms 34 Arthropods 38 Vertebrates 42 Plants 48
Chapter 3: Fossils and the geological record 50 Fossils of Precambrian time 51 The Palaeozoic Era 52
The Cambrian Period 52 The Ordovician Period 53 The Silurian Period 53 The Devonian Period 54 The Carboniferous Period 55 The Permian Period 55
The Mesozoic Era 56
The Triassic Period 56 The Jurassic Period 57 The Cretaceous Period 58
The Cenozoic Era 59
The Tertiary Period 59
Glossary 60
