The evolution revolution
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The evolution revolution
John Wiley, 1998
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Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library図
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Hokkaido University, Library, Graduate School of Science, Faculty of Science and School of Science図書
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-283) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780471974062
Description
The last decade has seen an explosion in information about the evolution of life based on the fossil record. Discoveries and research have shed light on the earliest evidence of life; the evolution of the earliest multi-celled organisms; the earliest animals; the earliest direct evidence for the colonization of land by animals; information and ideas on the earliest fossil fishes and the evolution of four-legged animals; a candidate for the ancestor of the insects; a treasure trove of tertiary mammals; dinosaur finds leading to ideas on their origins and life styles; ideas on the role of predation in evolution; the impact on animals and plants rates of development on their evolution; and much more. This book shows fossils to be at the cutting edge of new discoveries, and tackles all the current controversies in palaeontology. It is aimed also at general reader.
Table of Contents
Partial table of contents: We are the Champions!: The Long-Playing Microbial Fossil Record. Rise of the Gutless Wonders: Early Animal Evolution. Head or Tails?: The Incredibly Lucky Rise of the First Vertebrates. Tracking Down the Bugs: The Evolution of Insects. Say it with Flowers: Evolution in Plants. Reign of Pterosaurs: The First Flying Vertebrates. Battle of the Bulge: Why Did Dinosaurs Grow so Big? Children of the Evolution: Human Evolution from the Inside. Final Thoughts. References. Index.
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ISBN 9780471974079
Description
The last decade has seen remarkable new discoveries regarding the evolution of life based on the fossil record--from new information about the earliest multi-celled animals to a new candidate for the ancestor of insects to landmark findings about the region and lifestyle of dinosaurs. This book aims to integrate all of these new findings in an overall evolutionary context, starting with new ideas on the evolution of life on this planet and progressing through the entire fossil record.
Table of Contents
Partial table of contents: We are the Champions!: The Long-Playing Microbial Fossil Record. Rise of the Gutless Wonders: Early Animal Evolution. Head or Tails?: The Incredibly Lucky Rise of the First Vertebrates. Tracking Down the Bugs: The Evolution of Insects. Say it with Flowers: Evolution in Plants. Reign of Pterosaurs: The First Flying Vertebrates. Battle of the Bulge: Why Did Dinosaurs Grow so Big? Children of the Evolution: Human Evolution from the Inside. Final Thoughts. References. Index.
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