The history of life : a very short introduction
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- ISBN: 9780199226320
- ISBN: 0199226326
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170 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Publisher: Great Clarendon Street, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Introduction -- 2. The origin of life -- 3. The origin of sex -- 4. The origin of skeletons -- 5. The origin of life on land -- 6. Forests and flight -- 7. The biggest mass extinction -- 8. The origin of modern ecosystems -- 9. The origin of humans. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | QH 325 .B46 2008 | 30775305533110 | General Collection | Available | - |
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The History of Life: a Very Short Introduction
Professor Michael J. Benton is Head of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol. He has written some fifty books, ranging from children's dinosaur and palaeontology books to standard textbooks in palaeontology and vertebrate palaeontology (such as Vertebrate Palaeontology, 3rd edition, Blackwell, 2005). He is also author of some 200 scientific papers and numerous popular articles and reviews.