Palaeontology. Branches of palaeontology. Fossils. The formation of fossils. The emplacement of fossils (taphonomy). The preservation of fossils. Systematic survey of the main groups. Fossil animals. Fossil plants. The history of life on Earth. The origins of life and its first primitive forms. The development of life from the Cambrian to the Quaternary. Time-chart of the principal groups of plants, invertebrates and vertebrates. Some tips about fossil collecting as a hobby -- Animal fossils. Unicellular organisms. Archaeocyathids. Sponges. Cnidaria. Corals. Bivalves. Scaphopods. Snails. Cephalopods. Nautiloids. Ammonoids. Squids and cuttlefish. Belemnites. Segmented worms. Trilobites. King crabs. Sea scorpions. Crustaceans. Insects. Bryozoans. Brachiopods. Echinoderms. Sea lilies. Brittle stars. Sea urchins. Graptolites. Agnatha (jawless fishes). Primitive fishes. Cartilaginous fishes. Bony fishes. Amphibians. Reptiles. Birds. Mammals. Trace fossils -- Plant fossils. Algae. Mosses. Fungi. Primitive ferns. Club mosses. Horsetails. Ferns. Gymnosperms. Angiosperms.
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