Earth sciences books

Ammonites

The first reference book of its kind, providing a complete yet accessible natural history of ammonites

ISBN: 0565091697

Author: Neale Monks and Philip Palmer

Ammonites

£ 15.95

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This is the first reference book of its kind, providing a complete yet accessible natural history of ammonites. These mysterious creatures often have artistic, mythological and religious associations, though the reality is much more down to earth. They are cephalopods, represented in today's seas by such animals as the nautilus, octopus, squid and cuttlefish. Since ammonites are extinct, it is only through study of their fossils and by observing their living relatives that we can piece together something of their anatomy, their habitat and their ecology.

Neale Monks and Phil Palmer pool their expertise into recreating the life and times of the ammonite. They describe the evolution and natural history of ammonites, covering ammonite shell, the ammonite animal itself, ammonite biology - design, lifestyle and extinction - and briefly look at ammonite taxonomy. With a gallery of photographs to support the text, this provides a key book to anyone interested in fossils.

Ammonites was shortlisted in the Educational and Academic category of the British Book Design and Production Awards 2003.

Reviews

‘One should never judge a book by its cover but in this case one can safely ignore that maxim. If the rest of the Living Past series is as good, those interested in life in the past will be well served’ Geoscientist