The book series "Excursions Through Earth's History" deals with one of the most fascinating stories of the Earth - the history of the Earth itself. Renowned authors convey an understandable, vivid, and engaging insight into the exciting and highly dynamic past of Central Europe, explaining the often spectacular processes as expressions of enormous forces that are still at work today, and guiding you to the diverse evidence of the individual geological epochs. The series aims to inspire readers to follow the traces of Earth's history in the field and to experience the inseparable development of life on our planet. In conjunction with a variety of supplementary information on educational trails, mineral and fossil sites, museums, show mines, and much more, each volume serves as the ideal geotouristic travel companion.