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Michael J Benton
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2009]
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"Vertebrate Palaeontology "is a complete, up-to-date history of the evolution of vertebrates. The third edition of this popular text has been extensively revised to incorporate the latest research, including new material from North and South America, Australia, Europe, China, Africa and Russia. The third edition: - highlights astonishing new discoveries... more
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Anthony J Martin
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This highly accessible introduction to dinosaurs places scientific method at the crux of the studies, teaching students about scientific research and principles as they learn about dinosaurs. Now in its second edition, the text includes updates on recent finds, increased coverage of evolution and physiology, an expanded and improved illustration... more
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Clive Finlayson
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2004]
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copying allowed, 5 selections every 30 days. Printing allowed, 20 pages every 30 days. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires. Neanderthals and Modern Humans develops the theme of the close relationship between climate change, ecological change and biogeographical patterns in humans during the... more
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Stephanie Muller
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2008]
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Description: Comprehensive and in-depth, The Neanderthals sets out the history of their discovery and the changing ideas of their place in human ancestry.... more
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Gregory S Paul
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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"I have been looking forward to this book for years. Gregory Paul has set the standard for how prehistoric animals are reconstructed in scientific illustrations. As with all his work, the illustrations in this book are made with a near-fanatical quest for accuracy. This will be a popular and much-used... more
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Rebecca Stefoff
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2009]
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In this four-book series we step back in time – back so many years that it is hard to grasp the distance – to explore our roots.... more
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Jo Ann Early Macken
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2010]
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Amicus Readers at level 1 include: a picture glossary, a table of contents, index, websites, and literacy notes located in the back of each book. Additionally, content words are introduced within the text supported by a variety of photo labels. In particular, this title describes how dinosaur fossils are found,... more
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Rebecca Rissman
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2010]
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Acorn Plus books introduce key curriculum concepts to young readers aged 4+. Large format, simple text and high-quality photos make these books ideal as a general introduction to topics or for group work. What Were Dinosaurs? uses simple text and vivid images to introduce readers to what dinosaurs were, how... more
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Joseph J Kchodl
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copy not allowed. Print not allowed. Read aloud not allowed. The number-one guide to information on Michigan fossils... more
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Hong Shang ,
Erik Trinkaus
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For more than a century, scientists have returned time and again to the issue of modern human emergence-the when and where of the evolutionary process and the human behavioral and biological dynamics involved. The 2003 discovery of a human partial skeleton at Tianyuandong (Tianyuan Cave) excited worldwide interest. The first... more
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Susan E Goodman
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2006]
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Do you know which ice-age animal had a body similar to a bear’s, a short stubby tail, and razor-sharp, 7-inch teeth? A Smilodon! Fierce predators, Smilodons were large saber-toothed cats that lived more than 11,000 years ago—so how do scientists know so much about them? By studying their fossils and... more
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Scott D Sampson ,
Philip J Currie
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"The best general-audience dinosaur book since the Dinosaur Renaissance began in the 1970s."--Philip J. Currie, coeditor of "Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs," from the foreword ""Dinosaur Odyssey" is not only a personable and highly accessible tour of the up-to-date discoveries about the gigantic and famous. It also builds on dinosaur paleontology to... more
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Christopher Beard ,
Mark Klingler
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Description: Taking us back roughly 45 million years into the Eocene, "the dawn of recent life," Chris Beard, a world-renowned expert on the primate fossil record, offers a tantalizing new perspective on our deepest evolutionary roots. In a fast-paced narrative full of vivid stories from the field, he reconstructs our... more
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Jeffry H Schwartz ,
Ian Tattersall
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2005]
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copy allowed for 15 selections within interval of 365 days Print allowed : Unlimited Read aloud allowed : Unlimited Description: The Human Fossil Record series is the most authoritative and comprehensive documentation of the fossil evidence relevant to the study of our evolutionary past. This second... more
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George Peterken
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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The spectacular landscape of the Wye Valley region has attracted visitors for more than two centuries. Picturesque with valleys and limestone scenery, it is one of the few lowland regions deemed an Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This insightful resource examines the diverse ecology, natural history, landscape, and history of... more
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Clare Milsom ,
Sue Rigby
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2009]
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Fossils provide a powerful tool for the study of the nearly 4-billion-year history of life, and its role in the evolution of Earth systems. Fossils also provide important data for evolutionary studies, and contribute to our understanding of the extinction of organisms and the origins of modern biodiversity. "Fossils At... more
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Sally M Walker
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2006]
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110 million years ago, a lush river flowed through the heart of what is now a desert in Africa. Lurking in the depths of the river, a humungous monster waited for its prey to come to the rivers edge to drinkand to die. More than 40 feet long, this giant... more
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Janine Scott
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2002]
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Explains how scientists discovered the existence of dinosaurs and looks at what has been learned about these prehistoric animals. Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copying not allowed. Printing not allowed. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires. Provides an introduction to dinosaurs, including when they were on Earth, their... more
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N Ikeya ,
K Ishizaki ,
T Hanai
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Description: There are many competitive works on the market concerning evolutionary biology, but this volume is quite distinctive in its idiographic aspect focusing on Ostracoda viewed from a wide range of disciplines, ages and environments. The book deals with various lines of idiographic biology and palaeontology of Ostracoda and nomothetic... more
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F M Swain Jr
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Description: The geographic and stratigraphic distribution of fossil nonmarine Ostracoda in the United States are summarized in this book, followed by diagnoses of the subject species, references to literature and 34 plates of illustrations. This work shows the great diversity and usefulness of this interesting class of organisms which are... more
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