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Introducing Palaeontology: A Guide to Ancient Life

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Introducing Palaeontology: A Guide to Ancient Life - Jackson, Patrick Wyse
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Life on Earth can be traced back over three billion years into the past. Many examples of the Earth's former inhabitants are to be found in rocks, preserved as beautiful and fascinating fossils. The earliest life forms were bacteria and algae; these produced the oxygen that enabled more complex life forms to develop. About 600 million years ago multi-cellular organisms appeared on Earth, some of which could protect themselves with hard parts such as shells. Many of these life forms were readily fossilized and are used to ...

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Introducing Palaeontology: A Guide to Ancient Life 2019, Dunedin Academic Press

ISBN-13: 9781780460833

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Introducing Palaeontology: A Guide to Ancient Life 2010, Liverpool University Press, Liverpool

ISBN-13: 9781906716158

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