Great Moments in the History of Life

A non-technical (but serious) treatment of those parts of Earth history leading up to human history, as well as some pre-historical aspects of humanity. Many "events" in Earth's history necessarily preceded the emergence of human beings (and intelligence). Geology has provided us with...

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Hlavní autor: Shaw, George H. (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
Edice:Popular Science,
Témata:
Life sciences.
History.
Nature.
Environment.
Earth.
Geology.
Astrobiology.
Historical geology.
ISBN:9783319992174
ISSN:2626-6113
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Obsah:
  • Introduction
  • In the beginning...and somewhat later
  • How to make a habitable planet
  • Prebiotic chemical synthesis
  • The origin of life
  • Interlude
  • Photosynthesis - the game changer
  • The rise of oxygen and the origin of the eukaryotic cell
  • Earliest plants and animals
  • The Cambrian explosion and emergence of "modern" body plans
  • The end of the Ordovician and the colonization of the land
  • The Permian extinction and the rise of the dinosaurs
  • End of Cretaceous extinction - the end of the dinosaurs
  • The rise of mammals, the Genus Homo, and the ongoing extinction event
  • Conclusion.

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