Lebanon's stone fishes

Lebanon's "stone fishes" are among the most beautiful fossils in the world, and bear witness to a period one hundred million years in the past. Long before it became an independent country, travelers had already made Lebanon famous for the stones that bear impressions of fishes and crustaceans, now displayed in so many museums or carefully preserved in private collections.
The abundance of illustrations, the clarity of the descriptions, and the accuracy of the information ensure that this book is at once a wonderful storehouse of illustrations, a valuable scientific study, and an amazing ramble through the Land of Cedars. It is a description of a national heritage that is sure to fascinate every amateur or scientific student - or anyone interested in fossils.