Princeton Science Library: Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth - Updated Edition (Paperback)

from setnahkt

Quite an interesting book on life on Earth before the Cambrian. Being a supposed paleontologist, I am embarrassed to say I didn't know all that much about what was going on. Like any paleontology book, there has to be a mix of geology and biology; both are well done. The oldest hints of life ar...

from Devil_llama

An excellent introduction to what we know about the earliest life on earth, and how we learned it. The author doesn't just tell us what is known, he gives us chapter and verse about the controversies, disputes, triumphs, and disappointments of Precambrian paleontology. The downside is that, while...

from Devil_llama

An excellent introduction to what we know about the earliest life on earth, and how we learned it. The author doesn't just tell us what is known, he gives us chapter and verse about the controversies, disputes, triumphs, and disappointments of Precambrian paleontology. The downside is that, while...

from name99

Wow. This is a most impressive book. The subject matter is naturally inherently fascinating, namely what is known of evolution before the Cambrian explosion (both paleontology, trace fossils, and molecular biology). But even beyond the subject matter, the way the book is written is riveting; at e...

from name99

Wow. This is a most impressive book. The subject matter is naturally inherently fascinating, namely what is known of evolution before the Cambrian explosion (both paleontology, trace fossils, and molecular biology). But even beyond the subject matter, the way the book is written is riveting; at e...