Richard Fortey

Richard Fortey was a senior palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum. He is the author of several books including The Hidden Landscape which won the Natural World Book of the Year in 1993, Life: An Unauthorised Biography which was short-listed for the Rhone Poulenc Prize in 1998, and Trilobite: Eye Witness to Evolution, short-listed for one of Britain's top literary awards, the Samuel Johnson Prize. Richard's latest book Dry Store Room No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum is published in January 2008. Richard lives in Oxford, UK.

Fossils - The Key to the Past By Richard Fortey This is a clear and authoritative introduction to fossils, their study and their use in reconstructing the history of life on Earth. Category: Archaeology, History Publisher: Natural History Museum