You can well consider this book by Richar Fortey as the introduction to the art and science of paleontology for many future amateurs and scientists; its main audience is the general public as well as amateur paleontologists, both active and prospective.

With many editions in its roster, the book is very well writen, easy to understand and quite graphical, with a lot of simple yet exact explanation of what are fossils, how to find, and how to take proper care of them.

It explans why you should care about fossils anyway - a good question for many, and how the analysis of those remains silently influence our lives. It has many photographs and graphical images, and explains how you too can help develop this science as an amateur paleontologist.

Searching for fossils is a work that takes place within labs - indoors - and in the field, or outdoors, and, its content may be of interest to any adventurous individual.

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