Fossils : a Very Short Introduction.
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Keith Thomson
- ناشر : Oxford : Oxford University Press, UK,
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2005
- شابک / ISBN : 9780191517082
Description
Contents; Acknowledgements; List of illustrations; 1 Introduction; 2 A cultural phenomenon; 3 Fossils in the popular imagination; 4 Some things we know, some things we don't; 5 Against the odds; 6 Bringing fossils to life; 7 Evolving; 8 Of molecules and man; 9 Fakes and fortunes; 10 Back to the future; Further reading; Index.
How did Darwin use fossils to support his theory of evolution? What are 'living fossils'? What fossils will today's generation leave behind? Building on the scientific aspects, Keith Thomson places fossils in a very human context, highlighting their impact on philosophy, mythology, our concept of time, and popular culture. In this delightful book, he provides a remarkably all-encompassing explanation of fossils as a phenomenon. - ;Fossils have been vital to our understanding of the formation of the earth and the origins of all life on it. However, their impact has not been limited to debates a.
