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Fossils, rocks, and time

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/fossils/

Booklet describes how paleontologists use the identification of fossils to recognize rocks of the same or different ages.

by Edwards, Lucy E. and Pojeta, John
U.S. Geological Survey general interest publication
Related topics:
Fossils, Geochronology, Geologic history, Geologic time scales, Paleontology, Stratigraphy

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