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Cowen's history of life / edited by Michael J. Benton ; written by Michael J. Benton, John Cunningham, Tom Davies, Philip C.J. Donoghue, Andy Fraass, Christine Janis, Davide Pisani, Emily Rayfield, Daniela Schmidt, Jakob Vinther, and Tom Williams, Palaeobiology Research Group, University of Bristol, UK.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: Sixth editionDescription: xi, 381 pages ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1119482216
  • 9781119482215
Uniform titles:
  • History of life
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Cowen's history of lifeSummary: Designed for students and anyone else with an interest in the history of life on our planet, the new edition of this classic text describes the biological evolution of Earth's organisms, and reconstructs their adaptations and the ecology and environments in which they functioned. Cowen's History of Life, 6th Edition includes major updates, including substantial rewrites to chapters on the origins of eukaryotes, the Cambrian explosion, the terrestrialization of plants and animals, the Triassic recovery of life, the origin of birds, the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, and human evolution. It also features new chapters on plants, soils and transformation of the land; the Mesozoic marine revolution; and the evolution of oceans and climates. Beginning with the origin of the Earth and the earliest life on earth, the book goes on to offer insightful contributions covering: the evolution of Metazoans; the early vertebrates; life of vertebrates on land; and early amniotes and thermoregulation. The book also looks at: dinosaur diversity, as well as their demise; early mammals; the rise of modern mammals; the Neogene Savannas; primates; life in the ice ages; and more.
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Life of the Past

Includes bibliographical references and index.