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SEILACHER, A. 2007. Trace Fossil Analysis. xiii + 226 pp.

Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer-Verlag. Price Euros 53.45, SFr 87.00, US $69.95, £38.50 (hard covers). ISBN 9783 540 47225 4.

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Many books on trace fossils have been published in this decade. But Adolf Seilacher’s book is like none of them. In this remarkable book, at least as much space is occupied by illustrations as by text. And most of the illustrations are the renowned art-work of Dolf himself. Some of these figures have been published before, but most of these are improved and updated. Many new figures are here, and the 75 plates are enjoyable to look at, detailed and precise, their accuracy deriving from Dolf’s mastery of the old-fashioned camera lucida. The plates convey an immense amount of information. A picture is worth a thousand words.

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