Each chapter begins with a list of highlights entitled Major Concepts. Many chapters have a summary timeline that puts the entire sequence of events into a quick visual reference frame. The use of dioramas and reconstructions of extinct animals and plants has been greatly expanded, so that students can get a more vivid concept of typical life in any part of the geologic past. In many places, the authors have supplied a full page of color photos of classic fossils from each period to improve the visual recognition of the organisms that give life its distinctive history. The areas of hottest controversy, such as mass extinctions, dinosaur endothermy, the origin of life, and controversies over late Proterozoic tectonics and glaciation, have been given separate sections so that students can appreciate the different sides of the debates.
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Each chapter begins with a list of highlights entitled Major Concepts. Many chapters have a summary timeline that puts the entire sequence of events into a quick visual reference frame. The use of dioramas and reconstructions of extinct animals and plants has been greatly expanded, so that students can get a more vivid concept of typical life in any part of the geologic past. In many places, the authors have supplied a full page of color photos of classic fossils from each period to improve the visual recognition of the organisms that give life its distinctive history. The areas of hottest controversy, such as mass extinctions, dinosaur endothermy, the origin of life, and controversies over late Proterozoic tectonics and glaciation, have been given separate sections so that students can appreciate the different sides of the debates.
Imprint | McGraw-Hill Higher Education |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | August 2003 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | July 2003 |
Authors | Donald R. Prothero, Robert H. Dott Jr. |
Dimensions | 274 x 226 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 576 |
Edition | 7th Revised edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-07-252808-4 |
Barcode | 9780072528084 |
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LSN | 0-07-252808-7 |