Fossils: The Evolution and Extinction of Species
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ISBN: 0810933055 / Publisher: Harry N Abrams Inc, September 1991
Paleontologist Eldredge (curator, Dept. of Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History, NYC) o...
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Paleontologist Eldredge (curator, Dept. of Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History, NYC) overturns the traditional view of evolution. Instead of a slow and inevitable process, he shows that life forms, generally, do not evolve to any significant degree until after a massive extinction. Still-life nature photographer Murray Alcosser provides 160 luminous colorplates illustrating some 250 different fossil specimens. The introduction is by Stephen J. Gould. A lovely volume. 11x10". Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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