The Story of Life in 25 Fossils : : Tales of Intrepid Fossil Hunters and the Wonders of Evolution /

The Story of Life in 25 Fossils : : Tales of Intrepid Fossil Hunters and the Wonders of Evolution / / Donald R. Prothero.

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Every fossil tells a story. Best-selling paleontology author Donald R. Prothero describes twenty-five famous, beautifully preserved fossils in a gripping scientific history of life on Earth. Recounting the adventures behind the discovery of these objects and fully interpreting their significance wit...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Prothero, Donald R.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2015]
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (408 p.) :; 150 b&w illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • 01. PLANET OF THE SCUM
  • 02. GARDEN OF EDIACARA
  • 03. "LITTLE SHELLIES"
  • 04. OH, GIVE ME A HOME, WHEN THE TRILOBITES ROAMED
  • 05. IS IT A WORM OR AN ARTHROPOD?
  • 06. IS IT A WORM OR A MOLLUSC?
  • 07. GROWING FROM THE SEA
  • 08. A FISHY TALE
  • 09. MEGA-JAWS
  • 10. FISH OUT OF WATER
  • 11. "FROGAMANDER"
  • 12. TURTLE ON THE HALF-SHELL
  • 13. WALKING SERPENTS
  • 14. KING OF THE FISH-LIZARDS
  • 15. TERROR OF THE SEAS
  • 16. MONSTER FLESH-EATER
  • 17. LAND OF THE GIANTS
  • 18. A FEATHER IN STONE
  • 19. NOT QUITE A MAMMAL
  • 20. WALKING INTO THE WATER
  • 21. WALKING MANATEES
  • 22. DAWN HORSES
  • 23. RHINOCEROS GIANTS
  • 24. THE APE'S REFLECTION?
  • 25. LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
  • APPENDIX. THE BEST NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS
  • INDEX

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