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001 2010278841
003 DLC
005 20111107152107.0
008 100427s2009 nyuab 001 0 eng d
010 $a 2010278841
020 $a9780756655730
020 $a0756655730
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn444710202
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042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aQE711.2$b.P74 2009
082 04 $a560$222
245 00 $aPrehistoric life :$b[the definitive visual history of life on earth] /$c[authors, Douglas Palmer ... et al. ; consultants, Simon Lamb ... et al. ; senior editors, Angeles Gavira Guerrero, Peter Frances ; project editors, Cressida Malins ... et al. ; editors, Jamie Ambrose ... et al.].
246 33 $aDK prehistoric life
246 3 $aDorling Kindersley prehistoric life
250 $a1st American ed.
260 $aNew York, N.Y. :$bDK Pub.,$c2009.
300 $a512 p. :$bill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ;$c31 cm.
500 $aAt head of title: DK.
500 $aSubtitle from cover.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aYoung earth. Exploring earth's past ; The origin of the earth ; The first 500 million years ; Plate tectonics ; Changing climates ; Life and evolution ; Classification ; Mass extinctions ; Types of fossils ; Information in the fossil record ; Key fossil sites ; The geological timescale -- Life on earth. Archean ; Proterozoic ; Cambrian ; Ordovician ; Silurian ; Devonian ; Carboniferous ; Permian ; Triassic ; Jurassic ; Cretaceous ; Paleogene ; Neogene ; Quaternary -- The rise of the humans. Human relatives ; Human ancestors ; Origins of modern humans ; Out of Africa ; European hunter gatherers ; Paleolithic cave art ; After the ice.
520 $aWith an extensive catalog at its heart, "Prehistoric Life" profiles hundreds of fascinating species in incredible detail; features breathtaking, state-of-the-art images; explores the concept of geological time; and explains the classification of species and how the evidence for their evolution is preserved and can be deciphered.
650 0 $aFossils.
650 0 $aFossils$vPictorial works.
650 0 $aAnimals, Fossil.
650 0 $aAnimals, Fossil$vPictorial works.
650 0 $aPlants, Fossil.
650 0 $aPlants, Fossil$vPictorial works.
650 0 $aFossil hominids.
650 0 $aFossil hominids$vPictorial works.
651 0 $aEarth$xOrigin.
651 0 $aEarth$xOrigin$vPictorial works.
650 0 $aPaleobiology.
700 1 $aPalmer, Douglas.
700 1 $aLamb, Simon.
700 1 $aGavira Guerrero, Angeles.
700 1 $aFrances, Peter.
710 2 $aDK Publishing, Inc.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010278841-d.html