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245 14 a| The story of life in 25 fossils :b| tales of intrepid fossil hunters and the wonders of evolution /c| Donald R. Prothero.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Columbia University Press,c| [2015];

300 a| viii, 389 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

520 a| 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.;

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The story of life in 25 fossils : tales of intrepid fossil hunters and the wonders of evolution / Donald R. Prothero.

Author/creator	Prothero, Donald R.
Format	Book
Publication	New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Description	viii, 389 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Fossils. Paleontology. Life--Origin. Evolution (Biology)

Contents	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.
Abstract	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2015003667
ISBN	9780231171908 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN	0231171900 (cloth : acid-free paper)
Standard identifier#	99963602832

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