Michael J. Benton (Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology)

Broschiertes Buch

The History of Life

A Very Short Introduction

Beschreibung

This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct and accessible guide to the key episodes in the story of life on earth - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today.

Autor

Professor Michael J. Benton is Head of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol. He has written some fifty books, ranging from children's dinosaur and palaeontology books to standard textbooks in palaeontology and vertebrate palaeontology (such as Vertebrate Palaeontology, 3rd edition, Blackwell, 2005). He is also author of some 200 scientific papers and numerous popular articles and reviews.

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 173mm x 113mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 150g
• ISBN-13: 9780199226320
• ISBN-10: 0199226326
• Artikelnr.: 23593111