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The history of life : a very short introduction / Michael J. Benton.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductionsPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (170 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780191551536
  • 0191551538
  • 9780191777011
  • 0191777013
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: History of life.DDC classification:
  • 560 22
LOC classification:
  • QH325 .B42 2008eb
Online resources:
Contents:
List of illustrations; Introduction; 1 The origin of life; 2 The origin of sex; 3 The origin of skeletons; 4 The origin of life on land; 5 Forests and flight; 6 The biggest mass extinction; 7 The origin of modern ecosystems; 8 The origin of humans; Index.
Summary: This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct and accessible guide to the key episodes in the story of life on earth - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today. - ;There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct guide to the key episodes in that story - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today. Beginning with an explanation of the controversies surrounding the birt.
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Includes index.

List of illustrations; Introduction; 1 The origin of life; 2 The origin of sex; 3 The origin of skeletons; 4 The origin of life on land; 5 Forests and flight; 6 The biggest mass extinction; 7 The origin of modern ecosystems; 8 The origin of humans; Index.

This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct and accessible guide to the key episodes in the story of life on earth - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today. - ;There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct guide to the key episodes in that story - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today. Beginning with an explanation of the controversies surrounding the birt.

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