Drawing & Understanding Fossils
A Theoretical and Practical Guide for Beginners with Self-assessment
- 1st Edition - June 29, 1987
- Latest edition
- Author: E. W. Nield
- Language: English
A practical manual for the student of palaeontology, giving a grounding in theory, in addition to teaching graphical skills needed to make clear, representative and pleasing… Read more
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Description
Description
A practical manual for the student of palaeontology, giving a grounding in theory, in addition to teaching graphical skills needed to make clear, representative and pleasing drawings of fossil specimens. As most early practical work in palaeontology is graphical the author has sought to teach the basics of graphic art as relevant to each fossil group. Puzzles, exercises and experiments are included, also self-assessment tests to allow students to check their progress.
Readership
Readership
For first-year undergraduates and 'A' level geology students.
Table of contents
Table of contents
(partial) Vanished worlds: Ancient life. The science of palaeontology. Starting to draw fossils. Trilobites. Graptolites. Brachiopods. Bivalves. Gastropods. Cephalopods. Echinoids. Crinoids. Corals. Plants. Trace fossils. Appendices. Suggested further reading. Index.
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: June 29, 1987
- Language: English
About the author
About the author
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E. W. Nield
Affiliations and expertise
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