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Summary:
- Proposes that the strides made in paleontology have helped with understanding evolution, and discusses how fossils, prominent scientists, technology, and other factors have each influenced the theory's development. This book is about the epic quest for missing links and other myths about evolution.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : missing links
- The living rock
- Moving mountains
- From fins to fingers
- Footprints and feathers on the sands of time
- The meek inherit the Earth
- As monstrous as a whale
- Behemoth
- On a last leg
- Through the looking glass
- Time and chance.
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Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [282]-303) and index.
Description based on print version record.
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Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
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Call Numbers:
- QE721.2.E85 S85 2010eb
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ISBNs:
- 9781934137369 (electronic bk.)
1934137367 (electronic bk.)
9781934137291 (pbk.) [Invalid]
1934137294 (pbk.) [Invalid]
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OCLC Numbers:
- 705385511
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Other Control Numbers:
- EBC634504 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp3603520