عنوان

Prehistoric life :

0632044721

1444318640

1444334085

9780632044726

9781444318647

9781444334081

b799616

Prehistoric life :

[Book]

evolution and the fossil record /

Bruce S. Lieberman and Roger Kaesler.

Hoboken, NJ :

Wiley-Blackwell,

2010.

vii, 385 pages :

illustrations, maps (some color) ;

29 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to fossils -- The nature of the fossil record -- Organizing the fossil record -- Introduction to evolution -- Macroevolution, progress, and the history of life -- Extinctions: the legacy of the fossil record -- Systematics and the fossil record -- Principles of growth and form: life, the universe, and gothic cathedrals -- The role of fossils in the genesis of myths and legends -- Plate tectonics and its effects on evolution -- Life, climate, and geology -- Patterns and processes of Precambrian evolution -- The Cambrian radiation and beyond: understanding biology's big bang -- The evolution and extinction of reefs through time: from the Precambrian to the current biodiversity crisis -- Key evolutionary transitions: the origins of multicellularity and the evolution of the vertebrate brain -- Key events in vertebrate evolution -- Are we alone in the universe? -- Humanity: origins and prospects.

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Animals, Fossil.

Evolution (Biology)

Evolutionary paleobiology.

Life-- Origin.

Animals, Fossil.

Evolution

Evolution (Biology)

Evolutionary paleobiology.

Life-- Origin.

Paläobiologie

Paläontologie, 0 Gesamtdarstellung.

RB

RBX

SCI

Lieberman, Bruce S.

Kaesler, Roger L.

20201207120409.0

[Book]

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