Lost creatures of the earth:mass extinction in the history of life
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Published: |
Checkmark Books,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2001. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
The living earth |
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Carrier Form: | xvi, 252 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
081604337X (acid-free paper) 0816049033 |
Index Number: | Q111 |
CLC: |
Q111.7 Q911 |
Call Number: | Q911/E683 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-242) and index. Historical geology: the ages of life -- Sea life: marine life-forms -- Land life: terrestial life-forms -- Mass extinctions: the disappearance of species -- Causes of extinction: the forces of change -- Effects of extinction: the influence of evolution -- Evolution of species: the advancement of life -- The life cycles: the periodicity of nature -- Unique life-forms: the most unusual adaptations -- Life in the strangest places: hidden creatures of the world. |