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Evolution: The Whole Story
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ISBN: 9780500291733
Year: 2015
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Description:
All humans are fascinated by their origins, and this comprehensive book traces an extraordinary journey, spanning 4 billion years, from the emergence of bacteria to the rise of the species that coexist today. Evolution: The Whole Story equips you with everything you need to know about the development and survival of life on Earth.
Our understanding of evolution has a profound effect on our appreciation of the natural world. The plants and animals alive today account for only one per cent of the species that have ever lived, and this book will enable you to understand why and how the other 99 per cent perished. Here you will encounter pivotal evolutionary turning points, uncover false starts and global disasters, and trace the crucial scientific breakthroughs that have contributed to our understanding of this planet and the creatures on it.
• A complete account of all major life groups, from early single-celled organisms to the emergence of today's species
• Chronological timelines plot key evolutionary events and discoveries for each major group
• A spectacular variety of images, including fossils, skeletons, life-like reconstructions and living plants and animals
• Profiles of the scientists who made major contributions to our understanding of evolution
Beginning with single-celled organisms, then discussing plants, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, dinosaurs, mammals and humans, each chapter presents essays on particular subgroups. Photographic features then investigate organisms in detail, with reference to the ways in which their anatomy suited their environ
ISBN: 9780500291733
Year: 2015
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Description:
All humans are fascinated by their origins, and this comprehensive book traces an extraordinary journey, spanning 4 billion years, from the emergence of bacteria to the rise of the species that coexist today. Evolution: The Whole Story equips you with everything you need to know about the development and survival of life on Earth.
Our understanding of evolution has a profound effect on our appreciation of the natural world. The plants and animals alive today account for only one per cent of the species that have ever lived, and this book will enable you to understand why and how the other 99 per cent perished. Here you will encounter pivotal evolutionary turning points, uncover false starts and global disasters, and trace the crucial scientific breakthroughs that have contributed to our understanding of this planet and the creatures on it.
• A complete account of all major life groups, from early single-celled organisms to the emergence of today's species
• Chronological timelines plot key evolutionary events and discoveries for each major group
• A spectacular variety of images, including fossils, skeletons, life-like reconstructions and living plants and animals
• Profiles of the scientists who made major contributions to our understanding of evolution
Beginning with single-celled organisms, then discussing plants, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, dinosaurs, mammals and humans, each chapter presents essays on particular subgroups. Photographic features then investigate organisms in detail, with reference to the ways in which their anatomy suited their environ
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