Prehistoric Life
[The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth]
New York, N.Y. : DK Pub., 2012.
Format: Book
Description: 512 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 31 cm
With an extensive catalog at its heart, "Prehistoric Life" profiles hundreds of fascinating species in incredible detail; features breathtaking, state-of-the-art images; explores the concept of geological time; and explains the classification of species and how the evidence for their evolution is preserved and can be deciphered.
Other Authors:
Palmer, Douglas.
Lamb, Simon.
Gavira Guerrero, Angeles.
Frances, Peter.
DK Publishing, Inc.
Palmer, Douglas.
Lamb, Simon.
Gavira Guerrero, Angeles.
Frances, Peter.
DK Publishing, Inc.
Contents:
Young earth. Exploring earth's past ; The origin of the earth ; The first 500 million years ; Plate tectonics ; Changing climates ; Life and evolution ; Classification ; Mass extinctions ; Types of fossils ; Information in the fossil record ; Key fossil sites ; The geological timescale -- Life on earth. Archean ; Proterozoic ; Cambrian ; Ordovician ; Silurian ; Devonian ; Carboniferous ; Permian ; Triassic ; Jurassic ; Cretaceous ; Paleogene ; Neogene ; Quaternary -- The rise of the humans. Human relatives ; Human ancestors ; Origins of modern humans ; Out of Africa ; European hunter gatherers ; Paleolithic cave art ; After the ice.
Subjects:
Fossils.
Fossils -- Pictorial works.
Animals, Fossil.
Animals, Fossil -- Pictorial works.
Plants, Fossil.
Plants, Fossil -- Pictorial works.
Fossil hominids.
Fossil hominids -- Pictorial works.
Paleobiology.
Animals, Fossil.
Earth's origin.
Fossil hominids.
Fossils.
Paleobiology.
Plants, Fossil.
Earth (Planet) -- Origin.
Earth (Planet) -- Origin -- Pictorial works.
Fossils.
Fossils -- Pictorial works.
Animals, Fossil.
Animals, Fossil -- Pictorial works.
Plants, Fossil.
Plants, Fossil -- Pictorial works.
Fossil hominids.
Fossil hominids -- Pictorial works.
Paleobiology.
Animals, Fossil.
Earth's origin.
Fossil hominids.
Fossils.
Paleobiology.
Plants, Fossil.
Earth (Planet) -- Origin.
Earth (Planet) -- Origin -- Pictorial works.
ISBN:
9780756699109
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
ANIMALS Prehistoric Pre | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 6/6/2024) |
At head of title: DK.
Subtitle from cover.
Includes index.
Subtitle from cover.
Includes index.