Dinosaurs and prehistoric life.
From the origin of life 4 billion years ago, through the age of dinosaurs, to the earliest humans, this book tells the story of life on Earth. Although dinosaurs are the focus, the book is comprehensive, including fossil plants, invertebrates, amphibians, fish, birds, reptiles, mammals, and even early bacteria as part of their world. To put all of these extinct species in context, the book explores geological time and the way life-forms are classified. It also looks at how fossils preserve the story of evolution, and how it can be deciphered from them.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781465482495
- ISBN: 1465482490
- Physical Description: 440 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 31 cm
- Edition: [2nd] American edition.
- Publisher: New York : Dk Publishing, 2019.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Content previously published as Prehistoric life in 2009"--Title page verso."The definitive visual guide to prehistoric animals."--Cover.Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Young 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.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | 567.9 DIN (Text) | 36015000567509 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/07/2026 |
