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245 0 0 _aPrehistoric life:
_b[the definitive visual history of life on earth] /
_cDouglas Palmer [and 21 others].
246 3 3 _aDK prehistoric life
246 3 _aDorling Kindersley prehistoric life
250 _a1st American edition
260 _aNew York, N.Y. :
_bDK Pub.,
_cc2009.
300 _a512 pages:
_bcolor illustrations;
_c31 cm.
500 _aAt head of title: DK.
500 _aSubtitle from cover.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aYoung earth. Exploring earth's past ; The origin of the earth ; The first 500 million years ; Plate tectonics ; Changing climates ; Life and evolution ; Classification ; Mass extinctions ; Types of fossils ; Information in the fossil record ; Key fossil sites ; The geological timescale -- Life on earth. Archean ; Proterozoic ; Cambrian ; Ordovician ; Silurian ; Devonian ; Carboniferous ; Permian ; Triassic ; Jurassic ; Cretaceous ; Paleogene ; Neogene ; Quaternary -- The rise of the humans. Human relatives ; Human ancestors ; Origins of modern humans ; Out of Africa ; European hunter gatherers ; Paleolithic cave art ; After the ice.
520 _aWith an extensive catalog at its heart, "Prehistoric Life" profiles hundreds of fascinating species in incredible detail; features breathtaking, state-of-the-art images; explores the concept of geological time; and explains the classification of species and how the evidence for their evolution is preserved and can be deciphered.
650 0 _aFossils.
650 0 _aFossils
_vPictorial works.
650 0 _aAnimals, Fossil.
650 0 _aAnimals, Fossil
_vPictorial works.
650 0 _aPlants, Fossil.
650 0 _aPlants, Fossil
_vPictorial works.
650 0 _aFossil hominids.
650 0 _aFossil hominids
_vPictorial works.
650 0 _aPaleobiology.
651 0 _aEarth (Planet)
_xOrigin.
651 0 _aEarth (Planet)
_xOrigin
_vPictorial works.
700 _aPalmer, Douglas.
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700 _aBrasier, Martin
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700 _aBurnie, David
_918041
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700 _aCrane, Peter
_918042
_eAuthor
710 2 _aDK Publishing, Inc.
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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