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subject:"Fossils" from books.google.com
Rudwick makes ample use of primary sources ranging in time from the first book with illustrations of fossils (1565) to O.C. Marsh's study of horse evolution in the 1870s.
subject:"Fossils" from books.google.com
Centring on the discovery in the Burgess Shale of 530 million year old fossils unique in age, preservation and diversity, this book challenges perceptions about man's place in the history of life.
subject:"Fossils" from books.google.com
The disturbing, nightmarish story of a journey through Antarctica and a discovery of secrets hidden in a frozen mountain range has influenced writers and film-makers for decades.
subject:"Fossils" from books.google.com
The study of human evolution is advancing rapidly.
subject:"Fossils" from books.google.com
Over the last 200 years our view of the world has been revolutionized.' Advances in geology and palaeontology, and in scientific techniques, over the past few centuries has led to a radical rethinking of our assumptions about our past.
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Annotation A general interest exploration of mammal evolution and the scientific history of major fossil discoveries, their discoverers, and changing ideas about these extinct "beasts.
subject:"Fossils" from books.google.com
This book examines the discoveries of enormous bones and uses of fossils for medicine, hunting magic, and spells.
subject:"Fossils" from books.google.com
The greatest scientific discovery of all time... What fire bolt from the galactic dark shattered the Earth eons ago, and now hides in that remote cleft in the southwest U.S. known as . . . Tyrannosaur Canyon?
subject:"Fossils" from books.google.com
Also included are 33 photographs of fossil-bearing rocks and outcrop formations, plus 15 maps. This field guide is the first to be organized with a visual key.
subject:"Fossils" from books.google.com
The authors present an introductory guide to the fossil record of prehuman & human evolution through the presentation of detailed drawings of complete or nearly complete specimens that are representative of particular grades of evolution.