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Book cover for Jonathan M. Adrain: Fossils, Phylogeny, and Form

Fossils, Phylogeny, and Form : An Analytical Approach

Jonathan M. Adrain
Hardcover - $356.95

Phylogenetic analysis and morphometrics have been developed by biologists into rigorous analytic tools for testing hypotheses about the relationships between groups of species. This book applies these tools to paleontological data.

The fossil reco ...

Book cover for Jordi Agusti: Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids

Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids : 65 Million Years of Mammalian Evolution in Europe

Jordi Agusti
Hardcover - $153.95

This book covers mammalian evolution from the aftermath of the dinosaur extinction to the glacial climax of the Pleistocene epoch, from early lemur-like primates to giant cold-climate adapted mega-mammals, such as the woolly mammoth or mastodon.

Book cover for Jordi Agusti: Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids

Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids : 65 Million Years of Mammalian Evolution in Europe

Jordi Agusti
Paperback - $44.95

This book covers mammalian evolution from the aftermath of the dinosaur extinction to the glacial climax of the Pleistocene epoch, from early lemur-like primates to giant cold-climate adapted mega-mammals, such as the woolly mammoth or mastodon.

Book cover for Walter Alvarez: T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

Walter Alvarez
Paperback - $21.95

Sixty-five million years ago a gigantic comet or asteroid as big as Mount Everest slammed into the Yucatan Peninsula, creating an explosion on impact equivalent to the detonation of a hundred million hydrogen bombs. It produced a cloud of roiling deb ...

Book cover for Walter Alvarez: T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

Walter Alvarez
Prebound - $32.95

How was "Tyrannosaurus rex" toppled from the apex of creation? In a gripping work that is both a scientific detective story and a convincing account of "one terrible day in the history of the Earth", Alvarez makes his case for the mysterious, catastr ...

Book cover for Walter Alvarez: T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

Walter Alvarez
Hardcover - $92.95

"This is the story of one of the greatest adventures of twentieth-century science, told by the central figure. Walter Alvarez relates the still-evolving story with insight, clarity, and warmth. It is a great read for both scientist and layperson."--R ...

Book cover for Michael Archer: Australia's Lost World

Australia's Lost World : Prehistoric Animals of Riversleigh

Michael Archer
Hardcover - $62.95

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Book cover for Paolo Arduini: Simon & Schuster's Guide to Fossils

Simon & Schuster's Guide to Fossils

Paolo Arduini
Paperback - $26.95

Practical, concise, and easy to use, "Simon & Schuster's Guide to FossilsSimon & Schuster's Guide to Fossils" contains everything the fossil enthusiast needs to know. A thorough introduction discusses science, evolution, and history and describes the ...

Book cover for Howard Armstrong: Microfossils

Microfossils

Howard Armstrong
Paperback - $159.95

Microfossils is the definitive guide to all the major microfossil groups. In recent years a greater understanding of speciesrsquo; concepts and stratigraphical ranges, advances in the completeness of the microfossil record and the advent of molecular ...

Book cover for William I. Ausich: Life of the Past

Life of the Past

William I. Ausich
Paperback - $149.95

This comprehensive introduction to the history of life on Earth explores the basic principles and processes, the rich history of past life forms -- marine and terrestrial -- and the major events that shaped this history. Emphasizes the complexity and ...

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