An edition of Prehistoric life
(2009)
Prehistoric life
[the definitive visual history of life on earth]
1st American ed.
by Douglas Palmer
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With an extensive catalog at its heart, "Prehistoric Life" profiles hundreds of fascinating species in incredible detail; features breathtaking, state-of-the-art images; explores the concept of geological time; and explains the classification of species and how the evidence for their evolution is preserved and can be deciphered.
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Origin, Fossils, Paleobiology, Fossil hominids, Fossil Plants, Fossil Animals, Pictorial works, PaleontologyPlaces
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Prehistoric life: [the definitive visual history of life on earth]
2009, DK Pub.
in English
- 1st American ed.
0756655730 9780756655730
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Table of Contents
Young earth. Exploring earth's past ; The origin of the earth ; The first 500 million years ; Plate tectonics ; Changing climates ; Life and evolution ; Classification ; Mass extinctions ; Types of fossils ; Information in the fossil record ; Key fossil sites ; The geological timescale
Life on earth. Archean ; Proterozoic ; Cambrian ; Ordovician ; Silurian ; Devonian ; Carboniferous ; Permian ; Triassic ; Jurassic ; Cretaceous ; Paleogene ; Neogene ; Quaternary
The rise of the humans. Human relatives ; Human ancestors ; Origins of modern humans ; Out of Africa ; European hunter gatherers ; Paleolithic cave art ; After the ice.
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At head of title: DK.
Subtitle from cover.
Includes index.
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