Ausich, William I.  1952- <br/><br/>
Life of the past 

 - Fourth edition /  William I. Ausich, N. Gary Lane 
 - x, 321 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
 - Prentice Hall earth science series .
 - Prentice Hall earth science series .
<br/><br/> Revised edition of: Life of the past / N. Gary Lane. 3rd ed. c1992 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Time and fossils -- The organization of life -- Rocks and fossils -- Origins of earth, oceans, atmosphere, and life -- Organic evolution and extinction -- Continental drift and plate tectonics -- Paleobiogeography -- The Precambrian fossil record -- Introduction to marine communities and the Cambrian -- Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic ocean-bottom faunas -- The fossil record of plankton and nekton -- Marine predators -- Origin and early evolution of terrestrial communities -- Terrestrial primary producers: the land plants -- Early consumers on land: reptiles -- Advanced consumers on land: the mammals -- Primate and human evolution 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0138960690 9780138960698 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Paleontology
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QE711.2  / .L35 1999 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>560