Krister T. SmithRecensioni
Autore di Messel : an ancient greenhouse ecosystem
Recensioni
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The book is a taxonomically organized overview of Messel fossils, with the emphasis on birds and mammals. Somewhat unusually for a popular work, the emphasis tends to be on the fossils themselves, with reconstructions of what the creatures would have looked like in life being given only for a minority of presented species. Instead, large colour photographs of the prepared fossils are provided, sometimes with arrows or inserts to point out significant features. One of the things that makes the Messel fossils exceptional is the common preservation of soft tissues such as leaves, feathers, and even the placentas of gravid early horses.
Very nice, all in all, and something I'll probably find myself dipping back into from time to time.