Living Fossils

Living Fossils
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Publisher : Millbrook Press
Total Pages : 48
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ISBN-10 : 9781728411347
ISBN-13 : 1728411343
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Living Fossils by : Rebecca E. Hirsch

Download or read book Living Fossils written by Rebecca E. Hirsch and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the history of life on this planet, 99.9 percent of all species have gone extinct. But a few have survived almost unchanged. Author Rebecca E. Hirsch introduces readers to six living fossils, including the chambered nautilus, the horseshoe crab with its sticky blue blood, and venomous platypuses that sting, as well as a comprehensive explanation of evolution and extinction for readers who may not be familiar with the terms yet. Readers will also discover a a spectacular timeline of the history of animal life on Earth. Dive into the stories of these incredible animals and find out how they help scientists piece together evolutionary history.

Living Fossils

Living Fossils
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 445
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ISBN-10 : 9781461382713
ISBN-13 : 1461382718
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Living Fossils by : N. Eldredge

Download or read book Living Fossils written by N. Eldredge and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The case history approach has an impressive record of success in a variety of disciplines. Collections of case histories, casebooks, are now widely used in all sorts of specialties other than in their familiar appli cation to law and medicine. The case method had its formal beginning at Harvard in 1871 when Christopher Lagdell developed it as a means of teaching. It was so successful in teaching law that it was soon adopted in medical education, and the collection of cases provided the raw material for research on various diseases. Subsequently, the case history approach spread to such varied fields as business, psychology, management, and economics, and there are over 100 books in print that use this approach. The idea for a series of Casehooks in Earth Science grew from my experience in organizing and editing a collection of examples of one variety of sedimentary deposits. The prqject began as an effort to bring some order to a large number of descriptions of these deposits that were so varied in presentation and terminology that even specialists found them difficult to compare and analyze. Thus, from the beginning, it was evident that something more than a simple collection of papers was needed. Accordingly, the nearly fifty contributors worked together with George de Vries Klein and me to establish a standard format for presenting the case histories.

Evolution: the Grand Experiment

Evolution: the Grand Experiment
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Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 0892216816
ISBN-13 : 9780892216819
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Evolution: the Grand Experiment by : Dr. Carl Werner

Download or read book Evolution: the Grand Experiment written by Dr. Carl Werner and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2007 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Darwin's book on evolution admitted that "intermediate links" were "perhaps the most obvious and serious objection to the theory" of evolution. Darwin recognized that the fossils collected by scientists prior to 1859 did not correspond with his theory of evolution, but he predicted that his theory would be confirmed as more and more fossils were found. One hundred and fifty years later, Evolution: The Grand Experiment critically examines the viability of Darwin's theory"--

Living Fossils

Living Fossils
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Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages : 35
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ISBN-10 : 9781607348368
ISBN-13 : 1607348365
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Living Fossils by : Caroline Arnold

Download or read book Living Fossils written by Caroline Arnold and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You haven’t changed a bit! Living fossils, or modern-day animals that very closely resemble their ancient relatives. Meet the coelacanth, horseshoe crab, dragonfly, tuatara, nautilus, and Hula painted frog. All are living fossils. Why have they changed so little over time, while other animals evolved or went extinct? Using contrasting "then" and "now" illustrations, veteran nonfiction writer Caroline Arnold alternates between a prehistoric creature in its native environment and its contemporary living-fossil counterpart. An amazing way to experience the ancient past! Back matter includes a time line, additional information about the six living fossils, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading.

Dino-Mike and the Living Fossils

Dino-Mike and the Living Fossils
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Publisher : Capstone
Total Pages : 129
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ISBN-10 : 9781496524898
ISBN-13 : 1496524896
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Dino-Mike and the Living Fossils by : Franco

Download or read book Dino-Mike and the Living Fossils written by Franco and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What seems to Mike Evans like a boring dinosaur dig in China turns suddenly dangerous when he finds evidence of a live dinosaur in the neighborhood--and he and his friend Shannon run into a villain in a skull mask called Mr. Bones who is controlling both a feathered dino, and a fierce carnivore.

Living Fossil: The Story of the Coelacanth

Living Fossil: The Story of the Coelacanth
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9780393245356
ISBN-13 : 0393245357
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Living Fossil: The Story of the Coelacanth by : Keith Stewart Thomson

Download or read book Living Fossil: The Story of the Coelacanth written by Keith Stewart Thomson and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1992-07-17 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An engrossing tale of obsession, adventure and scientific reasoning." —Betty Ann Kevles, Los Angeles Times In the winter of 1938, a fishing boat by chance dragged from the Indian Ocean a fish thought extinct for 70 million years. It was a coelacanth, which thrived concurrently with dinosaurs and pterodactyls—an animal of major importance to those who study the history of vertebrate life. Living Fossil describes the life and habitat of the coelcanth and what scientists have learned about it during fifty years of research. It is an exciting and very human story, filled with ambitious and brilliant people, that reveals much about the practice of modern science.

Fossil Fish Found Alive

Fossil Fish Found Alive
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Publisher : Carolrhoda Books
Total Pages : 76
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ISBN-10 : 9781575055367
ISBN-13 : 1575055368
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Fossil Fish Found Alive by : Sally M. Walker

Download or read book Fossil Fish Found Alive written by Sally M. Walker and published by Carolrhoda Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the 1938 discovery of the coelacanth, a fish previously believed to be extinct, and subsequent research about it.