On Methuselah's Trail: Living Fossils and the Great Extinctions
On Methuselah's Trail is an around-the-world excursion into the lives of some of the earth's most remarkable inhabitants-those creatures Darwin labeled' living fossils.' through vibrant on-the-scene reporting and superb photography, Peter Ward examines the phenomena of these extraordinary...
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On Methuselah's Trail is an around-the-world excursion into the lives of some of the earth's most remarkable inhabitants-those creatures Darwin labeled' living fossils.' through vibrant on-the-scene reporting and superb photography, Peter Ward examines the phenomena of these extraordinary creatures, offering a vivid demonstration of how scientist in the field work as detectives unearthing clues to the past.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780716722038 (0716722038)
Publish date: October 1st 1991
Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company
Pages no: 212
Edition language: English
Methulselah becomes a metaphor for living fossils in Peter Ward's eloquent book On Methuselah's Trail: Living Fossils and the Great Extinctions . The presence of peculiar forms like, the horseshoe crab, the nautilus, echinoids, and assorted other animals and plants puzzled Darwin. How, he asked, cou...
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