A Sampler of European Paleontology The Museums, the Discoveries & the Fossils of the “Old Continent”

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A Norwegian plesiosaur, fossil ambergris in Italy, possible trilobite eggs in Spain, Archaeopteryx and remarkable Jurassic crustaceans from Germany, ammonites from England's North Yorkshire coast; the enduring charm of Crystal Palace dinosaurs; the Museum für Naturkunde, the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral & Gem Show, the Réserve Géologique of the Haute-Provence; Georges Cuvier, Mary Anning, Linnaeus; Strawberry Bank, the Whitby Mudstone, the Posidonia Shale, Solnhofen.

These evocative names are just a hint of the richness that awaits in A Sampler of European Paleontology, the lavishly illustrated third volume in the Fossil News Books series. In the more than 25 brief and readable articles in this volume, discover the fossils, the history-makers, and the famous exposures that have left an indelible mark on paleontology and on our imaginations.

From the UK to Italy, from Spain to Poland and beyond. This is the armchair palaeontologist's travel guide to "the museums, the discoveries, and the fossils of the "Old Continent."

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