The history of life : a very short introduction / Michael J. Benton.
This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct and accessible guide to the key episodes in the story of life on earth - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today. - ;There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution...
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Oxford University Press,
2008.
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Table of Contents:
- List of illustrations; Introduction; 1 The origin of life; 2 The origin of sex; 3 The origin of skeletons; 4 The origin of life on land; 5 Forests and flight; 6 The biggest mass extinction; 7 The origin of modern ecosystems; 8 The origin of humans; Index.