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100 1 $aBenton, M. J.$q(Michael J.).
245 14$aThe history of life :$ba very short introduction /$cMichael J. Benton.
260 $aGreat Clarendon Street, Oxford :$bOxford University Press,$c2008.
300 $a170 p. ;$c18 cm.
490 1 $aVery short introductions ;$v193.
500 $aIncludes Index.
520 1 $a"There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct guide to the key episodes in that story - from the controversies surrounding the birth of life itself to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today, and including along the way the origins of sex and multicellularity, the move to land, mass extinctions, and,most recently, the rise of conscious humans." "Introducingideas from a range of scientific disciplines, from evolutionary biology and earth history, to geochemistry, palaeontology, and systematics, Michael Benton explains how we can piece the evidence in this vast evolutionary puzzle together, to build up an up-to-date picture of the history of life on earth."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0$aLife$xOrigin.
830 0$aVery short introductions ;$v193.