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A History of Plants in 50 Fossils (Hardcover)
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A History of Plants in 50 Fossils (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R476
Discovery Miles 4 760
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This is the story of plant life on Earth, uniquely retold through a
remarkable record of spectacular fossils. Palaeobotanist Paul
Kenrick explains the importance of each fossil and how it marks a
crucial inflection point in plant evolution. Each discovery is
illustrated with special photography featuring many original
specimens from the Natural History Museum, London. Beginning with
the origins of plant life in the sea, when photosynthesis first
evolved in bacteria, Paul Kenrick traces the evolution of plants,
through ancient forests and grasslands to familiar flowering
plants. From petrified tree trunks to grains of pollen, the breadth
of the geological record of plants is quite extraordinary and what
emerges are forms that are at first puzzling yet frequently
striking and beautiful. The story of each specimen is interwoven
with impressions of the Earth's landscapes and environments at
various periods of geological time, revealing the dynamic feedback
between plants and animals as well as large-scale planetary
processes.
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