Jointly sponsored by the Palaeontological Association, The Royal Society and The Linnean Society, this massive work incorporates the many taxonomic revisions, new finds and stratigraphic re-assignments which have occurred since the first edition was published in 1967. This major global reference is an essential purchase for all palaeontologists and stratigraphers.
- Basal groups
- animals: invertebrates
- animals: vertebrates
- plants
"[...] a volume which is even greater in scope than the first Fossil Record – thus 90 contributors have produced 45 chapters covering the fossil record of literally everything! In summary, this is an invaluable reference for all palaeontologists"
– Geoscientist
"The editor and authors of this massive database are to be congratulated on a very substantial achievement"
– Nature
"[...] a massive tome full of information clearly presented and attractively bound. It will doubtless serve as an important reference for palaeontologists until wel past the year 2000"
– Cretaceous Research
"This piece of work constitutes an important reference document for paleontologists, and M.J. Benton should be congratulated for having completed such an extensive text."
– Geobios
"[...] a very useful compendium [...] I think most professional palaeontologists would like a copy of their own."
– The Palaeontological Association Newsletter
"An important specialist reference [...]"
– Choice