Michael J. Benton (Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology)

The History of Life

A Very Short Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct and accessible guide to the key episodes in the story of life on earth - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today.

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Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 173mm x 113mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 150g
• ISBN-13: 9780199226320
• ISBN-10: 0199226326
• Artikelnr.: 23593111

Autorenporträt

Professor Michael J. Benton is Head of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol. He has written some fifty books, ranging from children's dinosaur and palaeontology books to standard textbooks in palaeontology and vertebrate palaeontology (such as Vertebrate Palaeontology, 3rd edition, Blackwell, 2005). He is also author of some 200 scientific papers and numerous popular articles and reviews.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
2: The origin of life
3: The origin of sex
4: The origin of skeletons
5: The origin of life on land
6: Forests and flight
7: The biggest mass extinction
8: The origin of modern ecosystems
9: The origin of humans
References and Further Reading