Discovering the Mysterious Trilobites.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

From: Rocks & Minerals | Date: March 1, 2004| Author: Secher, Andy | Copyright information

by Thomas T. Johnson. Geofin s.r.l. Publishing House, Italy. 175 pages; 2003; $16.95 (softbound).

For many fossil collectors, trilobites rank among the most intriguing of ancient life forms. That there are more than ten thousand different scientifically recognized species and that these undersea arthropods flourished for nearly 300 million years only add to the mystique and mystery that surround these renowned "butterflies of the sea." In his pocket-sized, full-color boo...

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