Message of Fossils (McGraw-Hill Horizons of Science) - Tapa blanda

Tassy, Pascal

 
9780070629479: Message of Fossils (McGraw-Hill Horizons of Science)
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ISBN 10: 0070629471 ISBN 13: 9780070629479
Editorial: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 1993

Sinopsis

A close look at the fossil record offers many clues about the origins of life on our planet, how it diversified and why certain species survived while others vanished. This book provides an account of fossils and reviews what these "eyewitnesses to the Earth's history" have to tell us about the development of life forms. Pascal Tassy explains exactly what fossils are, showing why they provide incontrovertible proof of evolution, and demonstrating how new fossil discoveries are answering more and more questions about evolutionary rhythms and patterns. He also discusses the role of chance in history, covering taxonomic diversity and the origins of humans, dinosaurs and mass extinctions, mastodons and ecological stress, and other topics.

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A close look at the fossil record offers many clues about the origins of life on our planet, how it diversified and why certain species survived while others vanished. This book provides an account of fossils and reviews what these "eyewitnesses to the Earth's history" have to tell us about the development of life forms. Pascal Tassy explains exactly what fossils are, showing why they provide incontrovertible proof of evolution, and demonstrating how new fossil discoveries are answering more and more questions about evolutionary rhythms and patterns. He also discusses the role of chance in history, covering taxonomic diversity and the origins of humans, dinosaurs and mass extinctions, mastodons and ecological stress, and other topics.

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Editorial
McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
Año de publicación
1993
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0070629471
ISBN 13 
9780070629479
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
163
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