Fossiles

Dinosaurs and other prehistoric life

by Richardson, Hazel, Funston, Gregory F.

fromDK handbook

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"An extensive guide to 200 dinosaurs and prehistoric animals, with a detailed entry on each species featuring vivid artwork and concise text. A comprehensive pocket guide to dinosaurs and prehistoric animals and the world they inhabited millions of years ago. Packed with more th…

Dinosaurs: and other prehistoric life

by Richardson, Hazel, Funston, Gregory F.

fromDK handbooks

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A recognition guide to over 200 dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. It features clear photographs of fossils sitting alongside realistic artworks and digital images that show how the animals may have appeared in the flesh. In this fully revised and updated edition, jargon-f…

A history of life in 100 fossils

by Taylor, Paul D., O'Dea, Aaron, Natural History Museum (London, England)

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This is the epic story of life on Earth, uniquely retold through some of the most significant fossils ever found. The book travels through 3.5 billion years of Earth's history and across all seven continents, showcasing the unusual and wonderful creatures that have played a pivo…

A history of life in 100 fossils

by Taylor, Paul D., O'Dea, Aaron, Natural History Museum (London, England)

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The history of all living things can be found in the ground. Epic tales of survival and migration, evolution, and destruction are hidden in the buried remains of animals and plants that lived long ago. This book brings together the most remarkable fossil discoveries to illustrat…

The human career: human biological and cultural origins

by Klein, Richard G.

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Publisher description: The Human Career chronicles the evolution of people from the earliest primates through the emergence of fully modern humans within the past 200,000 years. Its comprehensive treatment stresses recent advances in knowledge, including, for example, ever more …

Thin on the ground: Neandertal biology, archeology and ecology

by Churchill, Steven Emilio

fromAdvances in Human Biology

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"Thin on the Ground: Neandertal Biology, Archeology and Ecology synthesizes the current knowledge about our sister species the Neandertals, combining data from a variety of disciplines to reach a cohesive theory behind Neandertal low population densities and relatively low rate …

The Piltdown forgery

by Weiner, J. S., (Joseph Sidney)

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For decades the remains of fossils found in Piltdown, England were believed to come from a "missing link," a creature with a human cranium and an ape's jaw. Dr. Weiner shows how he discovered the truth about these remains, and went on to expose one of the world's greatest scient…

The Piltdown forgery

by Weiner, J. S., (Joseph Sidney)

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On 21 November 1953, one of the most fascinating puzzles in science was finally solved. Three scientists--Joseph Weiner, Kenneth Oakley, and Wilfrid Le Gros Clark--described their investigations into the important fossilized human remains found at Piltdown in Sussex in the early…

Adventures in the bone trade: the race to discover human ancestors in Ethiopia'…

by Kalb, Jon E.

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"In the fall of 1971, Jon Kalb, a young geologist from Texas, was presented with the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to explore Ethiopia's forbidding Afar Depression, long considered a kind of hell on earth." "Although it was geology that initially drew Kalb to the region,…

Adventures in the bone trade: the race to discover human ancestors in Ethiopia'…

by Kalb, Jon E.

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"In the fall of 1971, Jon Kalb, a young geologist from Texas, was presented with the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to explore Ethiopia's forbidding Afar Depression, long considered a kind of hell on earth." "Although it was geology that initially drew Kalb to the region,…

Systematic list of fossil decapod crustacean species

by Schweitzer, Carrie E., (Carrie Ellen)

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Systematic list of fossil decapod crustacean species

by Schweitzer, Carrie E., (Carrie Ellen)

fromCrustaceana Monographs

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"A compilation of all known species of fossil decapod crustaceans arrayed in a modern classification based upon the work of numerous students of extant and fossil decapods represents the first such attempt in nearly 100 years. The systematic list cites authors and carefully veri…

Systematic list of fossil decapod crustacean species

by Schweitzer, Carrie E., (Carrie Ellen)

fromCrustaceana Monographs

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A systematic list of all currently known species of fossil deapod crustaceans, placed within a modern classification of the suborder, includes verified authorships and dates of publication along with a complete list of references to all systematic categories.