Life of the past
Ausich, William I. 1952-
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 .
Revised edition of: Life of the past / N. Gary Lane. 3rd ed. c1992
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
0138960690 9780138960698
Paleontology
QE711.2 / .L35 1999
560
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 .
Revised edition of: Life of the past / N. Gary Lane. 3rd ed. c1992
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
0138960690 9780138960698
Paleontology
QE711.2 / .L35 1999
560