The Discovery of Fossil Fish

This book reconstructs the stories of the discoveries of the main deposits of fossil fish in all continents, and is primarily written for fossil enthusiasts, paleontological specialists, and those interested in the history of paleontological science. It offers a selection of over 160 locations that have yielded—often initially in a completely fortuitous manner—remains of fossil fish from the 4th millennium BC to the mid-twentieth century and provides a description of the people who made the first discoveries, the history of the research, a brief geological and paleontological description, and an essential bibliography for a deeper understanding of each covered topic.