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Written in stone : evolution, the fossil record, and our place in nature / Brian Switek.

By: Publication details: New York, NY : Bellevue Literary Press, 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: 320 p. : ill., map ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781934137291 (pbk.) :
  • 1934137294 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 599.938 22
LOC classification:
  • GN282 .S85 2010
Contents:
Missing links -- The living rock -- Moving mountains -- From fins to fingers -- Footprints and feathers on the sands of time -- The meek inherit the Earth -- As monstrous as a whale -- Behemoth -- On a last leg -- Through the looking glass -- Time and chance.
Summary: Proposes that the strides made in paleontology have helped with understanding evolution, and discusses how fossils, prominent scientists, technology, and other factors have each influenced the theory's development.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks GN282 .S85 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001210359

Includes bibliographical references (p. [272]-303) and index.

Missing links -- The living rock -- Moving mountains -- From fins to fingers -- Footprints and feathers on the sands of time -- The meek inherit the Earth -- As monstrous as a whale -- Behemoth -- On a last leg -- Through the looking glass -- Time and chance.

Proposes that the strides made in paleontology have helped with understanding evolution, and discusses how fossils, prominent scientists, technology, and other factors have each influenced the theory's development.

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