Life of the Past

This brief, paperback text (part of the Prentice Hall, Earth Science Series) can be used as a core text for courses on the History of Life on Earth taken by beginning geology and biology students. Also appropriate as a supplement for courses on Historical Geology. This beginning-level, comprehensive introduction to the history of life on Earth explores the basic principles and processes, the ecologic and paleoecologic organization, the rich history of past life forms --...
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This brief, paperback text (part of the Prentice Hall, Earth Science Series) can be used as a core text for courses on the History of Life on Earth taken by beginning geology and biology students. Also appropriate as a supplement for courses on Historical Geology. This beginning-level, comprehensive introduction to the history of life on Earth explores the basic principles and processes, the ecologic and paleoecologic organization, the rich history of past life forms -- marine and terrestrial -- and the major events that shaped this history.