Trilobite!
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"With Fortey's expert guidance, we begin to understand how trilobites reveal the pattern and mechanism of evolution through their fossil legacy in the rocks. Through the eyes of trilobites, he allows us glimpses of former worlds as foreign in their geography as in their life forms. Altogether, he provides a unique picture of our geological past, which in turn provides us - scientist and layperson alike - with a new grasp of the wonders of scientific discovery."--BOOK JACKET.
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A solid and interesting work on trilobite paleontology. Fortey provides us with lots of detail on the animals themselves, their distribution over space and time, the history of those who studied them, and their importance in the overall geologic picture.
Fortey is a very good writer, and he makes what most would probably consider an arcane subject accessible to interested non-specialist.
Solid four stars.
