{"product_id":"australias-fossil-heritage-the-australian-heritage-council-9780643101777","title":"Australia's Fossil Heritage: A Catalogue of Important Australian Fossil Sites","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe National Heritage List was created in January 2004 to recognise, celebrate and protect places of outstanding heritage value to the nation. National heritage encompasses those places that reveal the richness of Australia's extraordinarily diverse natural, historic and Indigenous heritage. One aspect of natural heritage that has been little explored is Australia's wealth of exceptional fossil sites. While a small number of fossil sites have risen to public prominence, there are many lesser-known sites that have important heritage values.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Australian Heritage Council engaged palaeontologists from state museums and the Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery to compile lists of outstanding fossil sites and to document their characteristics and relative importance against a range of categories, with a view to further our understanding about Australia's important fossil heritage. Sites that were listed for National or World Heritage values were not included in the places for consideration, with the focus being on lesser-known but still important sites. This book is an account of the palaeontologists' findings. Some of the sites that were included in the initial lists have since been recognised through listing on the National Heritage List or the World Heritage List.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralia's Fossil Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e provides a useful reference to the outstanding fossil sites it catalogues, and gives a clearer understanding of the heritage values of such sites. More generally, it contributes to a greater appreciation of Australia's geological and fossil diversity and enables readers to learn more about Australia's prehistory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e The Australian Heritage Council\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0643101772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780643101777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CSIRO Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.80w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2013","brand":"The Australian Heritage Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48748297683199,"sku":"9780643101777","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/australias-fossil-heritage-the-australian-heritage-council-9780643101777","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}