The Trilobite Book: A Visual Journey by Levi-Setti, tendance Riccardo NEUF

Product Name: The Trilobite Book: A Visual Journey by Levi-Setti, tendance Riccardo NEUF
EAN：9780226124414 tendance UPC：9780226124414 ISBN：9780226124414 MPN：N/A Format：Hardback, 288 pages
Distant relatives of modern lobsters, horseshoe crabs, and spiders, trilobites swam the planets prehistoric seas for 300 million years, from the Lower Cambrian to the end of the Permian eras-and they did so very capably. Trilobite fossils have been unearthed on every continent, with more than 20,000 species identified by science. One of the most arresting animals of our pre-dinosaur world, trilobites are also favorites among the fossil collectors of today, their crystalline eyes often the catalyst for a lifetime of paleontological devotion. And there is no collector more devoted-or more venerated-than Riccardo Levi-Setti. With The Trilobite Book, a much anticipated follow-up to his classic Trilobites, Levi-Setti brings us a glorious and revealing guide to these surreal arthropods of ancient Earth.

Featuring specimens from Bohemia to Newfoundland, California to the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, and Wales to the Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco, Levi-Settis magnificent book reanimates these "butterflies of the seas" in 235 astonishing full-color photographs. All original, Levi-Settis images serve as the jumping-off point for tales of his global quests in search of these highly sought-after fossils; for discussions of their mineralogical origins, as revealed by their color; and for unraveling the role of the now-extinct trilobites in our planetary history.

Sure to enthrall paleontologists with its scientific insights and amateur enthusiasts with its beautiful and informative images, The Trilobite Book combines the best of science, technology, aesthetics, and personal adventure. It will inspire new collectors for eras to come..