好奇孩子大探索: 危機就是轉機，古生物生存圖鑑
- ISBN-10
- 6267050459
- ISBN-13
- 9786267050453
- Category
- Science / Paleontology
- Pages
- 130
- Language
- Chinese
- Published
- 2021-11-09
- Publisher
- 讀書共和國╱小熊出版
- Author
- 探究學舍
Description
生存的危機，也可能是演化的轉機！
看人類的祖先如何在每個危機中保住生命！
◎什麼？我們人類是從這些奇形怪狀又柔弱的古生物演化來的？
◎那些遠古時代的霸主們憑什麼橫行無阻？又為什麼消失無蹤？
◎原來除了「強悍」，還有另外一個因素，對生存更重要！
★5億年來，從皮卡蟲到人類的演化軌跡
本書的主角「皮卡蟲」是一種身長只有6公分的海洋生物，
然而，正是這個外型像蛞蝓、超級弱小、只會逃跑的古生物，
★6種常見動物的演化傳承
在廣大的地球上，不是只有人類才有精采的演化，像是大象、
透過認識這些動物的祖先們，讀者可以了解到，
★9種不可思議的奇特古生物
本書精選9種各具不同特色的古生物，有時代的霸主、飛行的先驅、
遠古的時代，這些生物能適應並且繁衍壯大，
★5次地球生物大滅絕
從5億年前至今，地球前後發生過5次大規模的生物滅絕，
現實往往比想像更離奇，
顛覆你對演化與生存的想像，重新認識生命的奧祕。
古生物的故事顛覆我們過往對生命的認知，當天崩地裂的危機來臨，
《危機就是轉機，古生物生存圖鑑》
本書所談論的主題是「演化」，除此之外，
見證演化推薦(依首字筆畫排列)
林千翔(中央研究院生物多樣性研究中心助理研究員)
林家蔚(野生動物畫家)
胡哲明(國立臺灣大學生態學與演化生物學研究所所長)
張鈞翔(國立自然科學博物館地質學組古生物研究員)
黃一峯(金鼎獎科普作家、自然生態教育工作者)
來自化石堆與科普界的回響
本書由可愛的皮卡蟲開頭，探究這五億年間發生了什麼事情，
──林千翔(中央研究院生物多樣性研究中心助理研究員)
生物的演化史複雜離奇，
──林家蔚(野生動物畫家)
來自化石的證據與古生物學家的研究，藉由藝術家的咀嚼與創作，
──張鈞翔(國立自然科學博物館地質學組古生物研究員)
從小，我就對遠古的生物感到好奇，但從前能閱讀到的書不多，
──黃一峯(金鼎獎科普作家、自然生態教育工作者)
作者簡介 |
探究學舍（監修）
位於日本東京的獨立教育機構，以其獨特的「探究課題」
蔡政修(審訂)
國立臺灣大學生命科學系古脊椎動物演化及多樣性實驗室助理教授。
譯者簡介 |
李彥樺
日本關西大學文學博士，曾任私立東吳大學日文系兼任助理教授，
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