Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth
From its origins on the still-forming planet to the recent emergence of Homo sapiens–one of the world’s leading paleontologists offers an absorbing account of how and why life on earth developed as it did. Interlacing the tale of his own adventures in the field with vivid descriptions of...
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From its origins on the still-forming planet to the recent emergence of Homo sapiens–one of the world’s leading paleontologists offers an absorbing account of how and why life on earth developed as it did. Interlacing the tale of his own adventures in the field with vivid descriptions of creatures who emerged and disappeared in the long march of geologic time, Richard Fortey sheds light upon a fascinating array of evolutionary wonders, mysteries, and debates. Brimming with wit, literary style, and the joy of discovery, this is an indispensable book that will delight the general reader and the scientist alike.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780375702617 (037570261X)
Publish date: 1999-09-07
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Four billion years of life on Earth in a single volume. Obviously a lot of things are going to get glossed over, but it was an interesting and informative read. I think I got a bit tired of reading it the way I was, one chapter at a time, so I started to find it dry and got more annoyed when scienti...
TITLE: Life: An Unauthorised Biography [A Natural History of the First 4 000 000 000 Years of Life on Earth] AUTHOR: Richard Fortey PUBLICATION DATE: 1998 FORMAT: Paperback ISBN-13: 978-0-00-638420-5 _________________________________ Professor Fortey takes t...
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