Prehistoric Life

<p><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Prehistoric Life: An Examination of the History of Life and Evolution</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> is a concise accessible textbook focusing on the history of life and evolution within geological and climatic contexts.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>The book begins with an introduction to the notion of science the scientific method and the limits of science. In the first half of the text students learn about rocks fossils the geologic timescale the structure of earth abiogenesis evolution and classification.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>The second half of the book is devoted to exploring the past 3.8 billion years of life from the earliest single-celled organisms in the Precambrian Eon through the rich evolutionary histories of the Paleozoic Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras to today's modern organisms including ourselves.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>The third edition has been updated to include new research and findings including the reclassification of the T-Rex. The text includes new and updated pedagogical features including key words figure captions photos chapter summaries and study points throughout the text at key intervals.</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Prehistoric Life</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> is an ideal for courses in introductory courses in geology biology and paleontology.</span></p>