Story in the Rocks

Year Published: 1962

Complete Record: Using archaeology, paleontologists can read a whole history into the fossilized skeleton of a fish which has been preserved in rock strata, and reconstruct the appearance of an extinct animal from a fragment of bone or even a footprint. Contains some realistic models of prehistoric creatures in their natural settings, which attempts to create an interest in fossils and prehistoric life forms. Explores the the six main periods of time: Carboniferous, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Tertiary and Ice ages. Produced by the Shell Oil Company.