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Story of Life in 25 Fossils(2018) PROTHERO, DONALD R.Every fossil tells a story. Best-selling paleontology author Donald R. Prothero describes twenty-five famous fossils in a gripping scientific history. Recounting the adventures behind the discovery of these objects and interpreting their significance withVezava: Mehka34,36 € -
Tropical Arctic(2021) MCELWAIN, JENNIFER,MCELWAIN, JENNIFER,HILL DONNELLY, MARLENE,GLASSPOOL, IANAn illustrated visit to the tropical arctic of 205 million years ago when Greenland was green.Vezava: Trda46,51 € -
How the Earth Turned Green(2015) ARMSTRONG, JOSEPH E.On this blue planet, long before pterodactyls took to the skies and tyrannosaurs prowled the continents, tiny green organisms populated the ancient oceans. The author traces the history of these verdant organisms, which many would call plants, from theirVezava: Mehka71,66 € -
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Only in Africa(2021) OWEN-SMITH, NORMAN (UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG)The book reaches out to palaeoanthropologists to explain how evolutionary adaptations were necessarily related to ecological shifts in savannas governed by seasonal dryness. For ecologists, it both outlines the fundamentals of savanna ecology and shows hoVezava: Trda123,82 € -
Waterside Ape(2019) RHYS EVANS, PETER H.This book presents evidence for the controversial ‘Waterside Ape’ theory of human origins formerly known as the ‘Aquatic Ape’ theory. The ‘Savannah Ape’ hypothesis that hominid apes evolved on the grass plains of East Africa has been long-accepted based oVezava: Mehka49,60 € -
Only in Africa(2021) OWEN-SMITH, NORMAN (UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG)The book reaches out to palaeoanthropologists to explain how evolutionary adaptations were necessarily related to ecological shifts in savannas governed by seasonal dryness. For ecologists, it both outlines the fundamentals of savanna ecology and shows hoVezava: Mehka69,83 € -
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Dinosaurs(2017) NORMAN, DAVID (ODELL FELLOW IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES, READER IN PALAEOBIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE)David Norman discusses some of the most fascinating and iconic creatures to walk our Earth. Introducing the different famillies of dinosaurs, he discusses how they were first discovered and interpreted, and looks at how scientific break-throughs have chanVezava: Mehka13,54 € -
Curious about Nature(2020)Field studies form the backbone of research, teaching, policy and advisory work. For the first time, a single textbook provides an overview of the diversity, impacts and importance of field work. The authors capture the spirit of enjoying fieldwork, and tVezava: Mehka66,15 € -
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Earth History and Palaeogeography(2016) TORSVIK, TROND H. (UNIVERSITETET I OSLO),COCKS, L. ROBIN M. (NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON)Using full-colour palaeogeographical maps from the Cambrian to the present, this interdisciplinary volume explains how plate motions and surface volcanism are linked to processes in the Earth's mantle. With supplementary resources available online, it isVezava: Trda123,82 € -
Locked in Time(2021) LOMAX, DEAN R.,NICHOLLS, ROBERTFrom dinosaurs fighting to their deaths to elephant-sized burrowing ground sloths, this book takes readers on a global journey deep into the earth’s past. Locked in Time showcases fifty of the most astonishing fossils ever found, brought together in fiveVezava: Trda39,05 € -
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Our Oldest Companions(2021) SHIPMAN, PATThe unique relationship between dogs and humans has had huge evolutionary consequences, changing the physical, behavioral, genetic, and emotional characteristics of both species. Pat Shipman looks to fossil records and new evidence to trace how the procesVezava: Trda35,32 € -
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Hands-on Palaeontology(2021) DONOVAN, STEPHEN K.A comprehensible reference manual for palaeontologists on many aspects of their science. Topics discussed range from the esoteric, such as palaeoecology and preservation, to the practical, such as the storing of specimens and photography.Vezava: Mehka48,79 € -
Why Dinosaurs Matter(2017) LACOVARA, KENNETHDr Kenneth Lacovara, world-renowned paleontologist and discoverer of the super-massive Dreadnoughtus reveals how understanding dinosaurs can help us better understand our own humanity.Vezava: Trda12,19 € -
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Earth before the Dinosaurs(2012) STEYER, SEBASTIENAn entertaining and informative guide to an astonishing and little-known worldVezava: Mehka59,37 €
