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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gaines, Susan M.
Echoes of life : what fossil molecules reveal about earth
history / Susan M. Gaines, Geoffrey Eglinton and Jurgen Rullkotter ;
scientific illustrations by Florian Rommerskirchen.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-19-517619-3
1. Biomolecules, Fossil. I. Eglinton, G. (Geoffrey) II. Rullkötter, J. III. Title.
QP517.F66.G35 2008
572'.33—dc22 2008019905
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Printed in the United States of America
on acid-free paper