The last decade has seen an explosion in information about the evolution of life based on fossil record. New discoveries and research have shed new light on the earliest evidence of life; the evolution of the earliest multi-celled organisms; the earliest animals; the earliest direct evidence for the colonisation of land by animals; new information and ideas on the earliest fossil fishes and the evolution of four-legged animals; a treasure trove of Tertiary mammals; spectacular new dinosaur finds leading to fresh ideas on their origins and life styles; new ideas on the role of predation in evolution; the impact on animals and plants rates of development on their evolution; and much more.
Shows fossils to be at the cutting edge of new discoveries.
Tackles all the current controversies in palaeontology.
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