Origins : The Search for Our Prehistoric Past /
Frank H. T. Rhodes.
- 1 online resource : 69 halftones, 1 line figure, 1 map, 4 tables, 2 charts
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Defrosting The Mammoth -- 2. Terrestrial Timepieces -- 3. "From So Simple A Beginning" -- 4. Classification: The Diversity Of Life -- 5. Spineless Wonders -- 6. Bone, Scales, And Fins: The Early Vertebrates -- 7. The Greening Of The Land -- 8. The Amphibian Foothold -- 9. The Reign Of The Reptiles -- 10. The Air -- 11. The Blossoming Earth -- 12. The Rise Of The Mammals -- 13. The Mammalian Explosion -- 14. The Leakeys' Legacy -- 15. "Endless Forms, Most Beautiful and Most Wonderful" -- 16. On Extinction -- 17. "Have Been and Are Being Evolved": The Development of Life -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Glossary -- Related Reading -- Index