The fossil discoveries that changed our understanding of the world.

Fossil Revolution: The Finds That Changed Our View of the Past

History

Palmer, Douglas

Europe

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A colorful, authoritative pocket guide to the lost world of dinosaurs
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<li>Profiles of nearly seventy dinosaurs, from the Diplodocus to the Parasaurolophus</li> <li>Descriptions of their most significant features and habits</li> <li>Explanations of what the dinosaur names mean and how to pronounce them</li>
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Published in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, America’s foremost authority in history and science.

Dinosaurs (Collins Gem)

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Harper-perennial

A colorful, authoritative pocket guide to fossilsDetails on the process of fossilization and preservationHelpful maps, advice, and safety tips for fossil hunters and enthusiastsIllustrations of fossilized objects from plants and coral to birds and dinosaursPublished in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, America's foremost authority in history and science.

Fossils (Collins Gem)

Seven Million Years

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

Gardners Books

Life on earth is now known to be an astonishing four billion years old. Yet as recently as two hundred years or so ago, much of world believed that all life was created in just six days. Over the past two centuries, the testimony of rocks has slowly revealed the Earth's deep prehistory and now scarcely a week passes without an important new discovery adding to our understanding of life's beginning and evolution. Written for a very wide audience, with an approachable text and many photographs and illustrations, Prehistoric Past Revealed tells the story of these discoveries. The book gives an overview history of life on Earth, including the most up-to-date research and discoveries from around the world, as it covers a wide range of fascinating topics--the fossil record, dinosaurs, extinction events, our earliest human ancestors, global environments, climate change--in a highly accessible format.
 Using timelines, diagrams, sidebar discussions, and breaking down complex ideas into digestible topics, Palmer shows how it has been possible to recover the story of life from the petrified remains of shells and bones scattered through rock strata. He takes us from the present day gradually back into the "terra incognita" of the deep past with its extinct life forms, tracing human ancestry back by centering his discussion around internationally famous fossil sites. Each site reveals another episode in the history of life, as Palmer tells how the environment and life of the time have been reconstructed from its rocks and fossil remains. As it reveals the inner secrets of the Earth, Prehistoric Past Revealed also shows how these discoveries have irrevocably changed our worldview.

Prehistoric Past Revealed: The Four Billion Year History of Life on Earth

California-Princeton

Life on earth is now known to be an astonishing four billion years old. Yet as recently as two hundred years or so ago, much of world believed that all life was created in just six days. Over the past two centuries, the testimony of rocks has slowly revealed the Earth's deep prehistory and now scarcely a week passes without an important new discovery adding to our understanding of life's beginning and evolution. Written for a very wide audience, with an approachable text and many photographs and illustrations, Prehistoric Past Revealed tells the story of these discoveries. The book gives an overview history of life on Earth, including the most up-to-date research and discoveries from around the world, as it covers a wide range of fascinating topics—the fossil record, dinosaurs, extinction events, our earliest human ancestors, global environments, climate change—in a highly accessible format. Using timelines, diagrams, sidebar discussions, and breaking down complex ideas into digestible topics, Palmer shows how it has been possible to recover the story of life from the petrified remains of shells and bones scattered through rock strata. He takes us from the present day gradually back into the "terra incognita" of the deep past with its extinct life forms, tracing human ancestry back by centering his discussion around internationally famous fossil sites. Each site reveals another episode in the history of life, as Palmer tells how the environment and life of the time have been reconstructed from its rocks and fossil remains. As it reveals the inner secrets of the Earth, Prehistoric Past Revealed also shows how these discoveries have irrevocably changed our worldview.

University of California Press

Evolution recreates the 3.5-billion-year story of life on Earth in stunning detail through vivid full-color illustrations and graphics, the latest scientific information, and hundreds of photographs. At the heart of the book is an astonishing, beautifully detailed panorama by renowned illustrator Peter Barrett that, in 100 double-page site reconstructions, offers a freeze-frame view of the communities―from microbes to humankind―that have lived on our planet’s continents and in its oceans. These groundbreaking artworks, based on the most recent findings at some of the most famous fossil sites around the world, are paired with an authoritative and highly informative text written for a wide audience of readers. A landmark project, published to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of his book On the Origin of Species, Evolution has been produced in association with the Natural History Museum in London, one of the most important centers of evolution research in the world.The volume includes an index of the hundreds of species shown in the illustrations, introductory articles on evolution, and many other features, making it a must-have reference for all homes, schools, and libraries.

Evolution: The Story of Life

Reference

A reference guide to prehistoric creatures of every kind features all known species depicted in revealing color illustrations accompanied by lively biographies of every creature, from T-Rex to the Mastadon.

The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures: A Visual Who's Who of Prehistoric Life

HARRISON, COLIN

Cox, Barry

Savage, R.J.G.

Gardiner, Brian

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Simon&Schuster

"Fortune &amp; Glory" follows the exploits of the intrepid and sometimes piratical adventurers who put life, limb and reputation at risk in the discovery of some of the world's best-known historical monuments.From 4004BC to the 21st century, "Fortune &amp; Glory" chronicles all of the major discoveries these awe-inspiring explorers have made, through vivid first-hand accounts, maps, images and captivating commentary.Learn about the evidence of our ancestors and the birth of man, explorations and adventures in the classical world and empires in Egypt and Africa. Follow Howard Carter into the tomb of Tutankhamun, Hiram Bingham into the lost city of Machu Picchu, and discover how Heinrich Schliemann turned myth into history when he found the legendary city of Troy.From early mavericks and amateurs to the science of modern archaeology, "Fortune &amp; Glory" will make you marvel at the courage, vision, resourcefulness, innovation and perseverence of the real-life Indiana Joneses.

Fortune & Glory: Tales of History's Greatest Archaeological Adventurers

David&Charles

How did humans evolve? Why did Homo sapiens survive when others did not? Do Neanderthals deserve their reputation as hairy, unintelligent ape-men? Douglas Palmer, an acclaimed science writer and lecturer, examines one aspect of evolution that has been particularly difficult for some to accept: humanity’s common ancestry with chimpanzees and other apes. Written for the general reader, and including the most up-to-date genetic research, this fascinating study explores the archeological finds and biological research that lead to the discovery of our own species. Palmer’s look at our link to a family tree of over 20 close relativesmany now extinctprovides intriguing insights and will change our perception of what it means to be human.

Seven Million Years: The Story of Human Evolution

Phoenix

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Fossil Revolution: The Finds That Changed Our View of the Past

Dinosaurs (Collins Gem)

Fossils (Collins Gem)

Seven Million Years

Prehistoric Past Revealed: The Four Billion Year History of Life on Earth

Prehistoric Past Revealed: The Four Billion Year History of Life on Earth

Evolution: The Story of Life

The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures: A Visual Who's Who of Prehistoric Life

Fortune & Glory: Tales of History's Greatest Archaeological Adventurers

Seven Million Years: The Story of Human Evolution