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The History of Life
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Beginning with an explanation of the controversies surrounding the birth of life itself, each following chapter tells of a major breakthrough that made new forms of life possible: including sex and multicellularity, hard skeletons, and the move to land. Along the way, we witness the greatest mass extinction, the first forests, the rise of modern ecosystems, and, most recently, conscious humans.
Introducing ideas from a range of scientific disciplines, from evolutionary biology and earth history, to geochemistry, palaeontology, and systematics, Michael Benton explains how modern science pieces the evidence in this vast evolutionary puzzle together, to build up an accessible and up-to-date picture of the key developments in the history of life on earth.
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Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
192
Release Date:
2008-11-27
Publication Date:
2008-11-27
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0199226326
ISBN13:
9780199226320
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Weight:
166 g
Height:
113 cm
Width:
173 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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