Scotland's Beginnings

Scotland Through Time

Author: Andrew Kitchener, Doctor Dr Michael A. Taylor and Dr Michael A. Taylor

Describing the origins of wildlife in Scotland, this book captures in words, drawings, paintings and photographs the dramatic sceneries - erupting volcanoes, colliding continents - and ever-changing landscape of Scotland.

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This book tells the story of Scotland's birth, covering spectacular views and majestic time-scales. The tale is dramatic, and the beauty of the evidence, from the tiniest fossil to the entire country, is all around us today. This is a revealing new slant on the history of Scotland -- concentrating on the earliest years before the impact of mankind. People think of Scotland as a natural wilderness -- but discover what Scotland might have looked like if people had not changed it to suit their needs. Our land is never static, and the evidence is all around us, trapped in rocks and soils, in all kinds of guises -- the shell of a fossil animal, the sands of a desert, the shape of a valley, or insect and minerals are formed and destroyed, we can build the story. Beginnings considers Scotland as a whole, time period by period, and focuses on the past rather that the present -- what was it like to be there, swimming in the Jurassic sea? This is a novel story attractively presented with stunning photographs, paintings and re-constructions.

Critic Reviews

'... a superbly illustrated, information-packed booklet. A strong feature of the book is the inclusion of many excellent photographs of named localities with information about their wildlife, which makes you want to jump straightaway into your car and head for Scotland.'British Journal of Entomology and Natural History'... Detailed without being overwhelming, it is a very well-written guide. It is also beautifully illustrated with 120 images comprising photos of spectacular scenery, specimens and thin sections, alongside artistic reconstructions and handy diagrams.'Geological Curator

About the Author

Dr Michael A Taylor is Principal Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontlogy; Dr Andrew C Kitchener is Principal Curator of Birds and Mammals, both National Museums Scotland.