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Rhodes, Frank Harold Trevor,

Origins : the search for our prehistoric past / Frank H.T. Rhodes. - xi, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-312) and index.

Defrosting the mammoth -- Terrestrial timepieces -- From so simple a beginning -- Classification : the diversity of life -- Spineless wonders -- Bones, scales, and fins: the early vertebrates -- The greening of the land -- The amphibian foothold -- The reign of the reptiles -- The air -- The blossoming earth -- Rise of the mammals -- The mammalian explosion -- The Leakeys' legacy -- Endless forms, most beautiful and most wonderful -- On extinction -- Have been and are being evolved : the development of life.

ISBN: 9781501702440 1501702440 050170244X 9780501702443

Standard No.: 40026527190

LCCN: 2015046455

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Evolution (Biology)--Popular works.
Life--Origin--Popular works.
Phylogeny--Popular works.
Evolution (Biology)
Life--Origin.
Phylogeny.
Evolution
Paläontologie

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Popular works.

LC Class. No.: QH367 / .R495 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 570