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1) Fossil
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Language
English
Description
A photo essay about different types of fossils, from bacteria and algae to birds and mammals.
Author
Language
English
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The theory of evolution unites the past, present, and future of living things. It puts humanity's place in the universe into necessary perspective. Despite a history of controversy, the evidence for evolution continues to accumulate as a result of many separate strands of amazing scientific sleuthing.
In The Story of Evolution in 25 Discoveries, Donald R. Prothero explores the most fascinating breakthroughs in piecing together the evidence for evolution....
5) Fossils
Author
Series
Publisher
Heineman Library
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides an overview of fossils including how they are formed, what they are made of, their historical implications, how they are dated, and how to hunt for them.
Publisher
Universal Studio Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sequel to 'Jurassic Park' in which the dinosaurs are now living on a nearby island. Ian Malcolm and his girlfriend lead an expedition to track the dinos. Also includes bonus features.
Author
Language
English
Description
The preparation of this book was motivated by a longfelt need for a concise yet fairly comprehensive textbook of paleobotany for use in American colleges and universities. Although separate courses in paleobotany are not offered in many institutions, fossil plants are frequently treated in regular courses in botany and paleontology. In these courses both student and instructor are often compelled to resort to widely scattered publications, which are...
Author
Language
English
Description
Hunting for fossils with a preeminent guide and teacher
Michael Novacek, a world-renowned paleontologist who has discovered important fossils on virtually every continent, is an authority on patterns of evolution and on the relationships among extinct and extant organisms. Time Traveler is his captivating account of how his boyhood enthusiasm for dinosaurs became a lifelong commitment to vanguard science. He takes us with him as he discovers fossils...
Author
Language
English
Description
Ecological competition began as slow arms races. Predators evolved to hunt. Prey evolved to defend themselves. Each improvement was small, barely shifting the odds of survival. Nature remained in equilibrium.
Until the dawn of humanity.
When our ancestors developed the unique ability to think up new devices and behaviors, humanity became able to overcome nature's defenses far more quickly than natural selection could respond. Humankind spread out...
Author
Language
English
Description
This book is a picture guide to fossil plants and a few fossil marine organisms found in close association with the coal measures in Southwestern Virginia. The fossils are, sorted by groups, and located as to coal seam horizon and geographic location. Short descriptions of each group of plant types are, provided. This publication has been, designed with the armature ("rock hound") as well as a virtual guide for the more advanced collectors. There...
Author
Series
Publisher
Walter Foster Jr
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
112 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
What would it be like to see a living, breathing dinosaur? Following in the footsteps ofAncient Earth Journal: The Early Cretaceous, this next installment, The Late Jurassic, will take readers further back in time to a period when giants ruled the land and early mammals began to secure their place alongside the dinosaurs. The Late Jurassic period was home to many species of our favorite dinosaurs, such as Apatosaurus (or Brontosaurus), Allosaurus,...
17) Fossils
Author
Series
Publisher
Quarto Library, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A brilliant introduction to the importance of paleontology, which illustrates with fun captions and photographs how fossils show us the ways in which our species and others have evolved over millions of years.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The author of the best-selling Your Inner Fish, now gives us a lively and accessible account of the great transformations in the history of life, that enable us to further understand whether our presence on this planet is an accident or inevitable. The great transformations in the history of life brought about whole scale shifts in how animals live and how their bodies are organized: the evolution of fish to land-living creature, the origin of birds,...
Author
Series
Geological Survey professional paper volume 239
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Print. Off
Pub. Date
1951
Physical Desc
iii, 42 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
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