Melbourne: Text Publishing, 2023. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. When Tim Flannery was a boy he found a fossilised tooth of the giant shark megalodon at a Port Philip Bay beach near his home. This remarkable find-the tooth was large enough to cover his palm-sparked an interest in palaeontology that was..... More
Manchester: Siri Scientific Press, 2011. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in laminated boards. Provides general and up to date background information on the overall importance and diversity of fossil spiders, including an indication of those groups for which the taxonomy is spurious and in need of reassessment. Discusses the techniques available..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2012. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white illustrations. This book provides the first historical account of the origin, rise, and importance of palaeobiology, from the mid-nineteenth century to the late 1980s. Drawing on a wealth of archival material, Sepkoski shows how the movement was conceived and..... More