Human Evolution: An Illustrated Guide

Peter Andrews; Chris Stringer

ISBN 10: 0521388244 / ISBN 13: 9780521388245

Editore: Cambridge University Press, 1989

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0521388244I4N00

Riassunto:

In nontechnical language, Human Evolution traces the development of our ancestors through time from the primate Aegyptotithecus, which lived thirty million years ago, to the emergence of modern humans. The text contains extensive descriptions based on fossil evidence of various ancestral groups, where and when they lived, their adaptations to their environment, differences between groups, and how groups were related. Each description is brought to life with a painting by Maurice Wilson reconstructed from the fossil evidence of not only the group concerned but also of the plants and other animals alive at that time.

Recensione: 'Magnificently illustrated with paintings by wildlife artist Maurice Wilson ... Descriptions are based on fossil evidence of human ancestral groups, when and where they lived, their adaptations to the environment, and how the groups interacted.' Science News

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Titolo: Human Evolution: An Illustrated Guide
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione: 1989
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket