Fabulous Fossils: 300 Years of Worldwide Research on Trilobites

Fabulous Fossils is a timely and significant contribution to evolutionary paleontology. It details humanity s interest and developing understanding of trilobites from the recovery of these fossils at 15,000 year-old Paleolithic sites, to the 18th century appreciation that they were arthropod fossils. This volume details the development of modern trilobite research in Australia and a number of American, European, and Asian countries.