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Trilobite: Eyewitness to the Evolution
This is is a trilobito-centric view of the world, unravelling
the history of the crustacean-like animals which dominated the seas
for three hundred million years. These arthropods witnessed continents
move, mountain chains elevated and eroded; they survived ice ages and
volcanic eruptions, evolving and adapting to their environment. They
watched through their crystal eyes whilst life evolved. Their own evolution
calibrated geological time itself.
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Trilobites
Long before dinosaurs roamed the earth, prehistoric seas
were populated by trilobites, whose fossils are favourites among collectors
today. From the giant trilobites of Newfoundland to fascinating new specimens
from Morocco, this book brings these "butterflies of the sea"
to life for readers who are curious about our remote past This second
edition features coverage of a greater variety of trilobites, an improved
photographic atlas reorganized to present their evolutionary progression,
and over 200 photographs. |