The story of life in 25 fossils :
- 出版日期：c2015.
- 出版者：Columbia University Pr.,
- 页数：viii, 389 pages :
- 出版地：New York :
- 第一责任说明：Donald R. Prothero.
- 尺寸：24 cm
- 分类号：a542
- ISBN：9780231171908(hardback) :
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02h0069856 20160517151619.0 160406s2015 nyua frb |001|||eng | 9780231171908(hardback) : CNY272.00 DLC eng rda DLC CNNGL QE723 .P76 2015 560 23 a542 aQ911.2 v5 Prothero, Donald R., author. The story of life in 25 fossils : tales of intrepid fossil hunters and the wonders of evolution / Donald R. Prothero. Story of life in twenty-five fossils New York : Columbia University Pr., c2015. aNew York : bColumbia University Press, c[2015]. viii, 389 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm atext btxt 2rdacontent aunmediated bn 2rdamedia avolume bnc 2rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Planet of the scum. The first fossils : Cryptozoon -- Garden of Ediacara. The first multicellular life : Charnia -- "Little shellies." The first shells : Cloudina -- Oh, give me a home, when the trilobites roamed. The first large shelled animals : Olenellus -- Is it a worm or an arthropod? The origin of arthropods : Hallucigenia -- Is it a worm or a mollusc? The origin of molluscs : Pilina -- Growing from the sea. The origin of land plants : Cooksonia -- A fishy tale. The origin of vertebrates : Haikouichthys -- Mega-jaws. The largest fish : Carcharocles -- Fish out of water. The origin of amphibians : Tiktaalik -- "Frogamander." The origin of frogs : Gerobatrachus -- Turtle on the half-shell. The origin of turtles : Odontochelys -- Walking serpents. The origin of snakes : Haasiophis -- King of the fish-lizards. The largest marine reptile : Shonisaurus -- Terror of the seas. The largest sea monster : Kronosaurus -- Monster flesh-eater. The largest predator : Giganotosaurus -- Land of the giants. The largest land animal : Argentinosaurus -- A feather in stone. The first bird : Archaeopteryx -- Not quite a mammal. The origin of mammals : Thrinaxodon -- Walking into the water. The origin of whales : Ambulocetus -- Walking manatees. The origin of sirenians : Pezosiren -- Dawn horses. The origin of horses : Eohippus -- Rhinoceros giants. The largest land mammal : Paraceratherium -- The ape's reflection? The oldest human fossil : Sahelanthropus -- Lucy in the sky with diamonds. The oldest human skeleton : Australopithecus afarensis -- Appendix. The best natural history museums. Every fossil tells a story. Prothero recounts the adventures behind the discovery of twenty-five famous, beautifully preserved fossils and explains their significance within the larger fossil record, creating a riveting history of life on our planet. Fossils. ; Paleontology. ; Life ; Evolution (Biology) Origin. aCN b010001 010001 542 P94s gljx1604 h1 ; rCNY272.00