Paleontology is closer than you might think: traces of ancient life are hidden not only behind museum display cases, but also in the cladding of the Moscow metro, on city streets, and on the facades of buildings—once you know where to look. Together with biologist Marina Kulikova, you’ll set off on an exciting journey into the past, where every stone has its own story.
The book tells about fossils—ammonites, belemnites, sea lilies, corals, and many other organisms preserved in different rock formations. You can see them not only in a paleontological museum, but also on stations of the Moscow Metro: they are often found in marble, limestone, and other materials used to line columns and walls. Learning to notice such finds and understand who you are looking at in the world of fossils will be helped by biologist Marina Vladimirovna Kulikova.
For middle and high school age.