Life on a Young Planet
- ISBN-10
- 069116553X
- ISBN-13
- 9780691165530
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 296
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-03-22
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Author
- Andrew H. Knoll
Description
Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, with the very latest discoveries in paleontology integrated with emerging insights from molecular biology and earth system science. 100 illustrations.
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