Fossils a very short introduction - Thomson, Keith Stewart (Oxford University Press, 2005)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-142) and index
Introduction -- A cultural phenomenon -- Fossils in the popular imagination -- Some things we know, some things we don't -- Against the odds -- Bringing fossils to life -- Evolving -- Of molecules and man -- Fakes and fortunes -- Back to the future
Fossils have been vital to our understanding of the formation of the Earth and the origins of life on it. Keith Thomson presents an explanation of fossils as a phenomenon, highlighting their impact on mythology, philosophy and popular culture