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Author:

Lister, Adrian, author.

Title:

Darwin's fossils : the collection that shaped the theory of evolution / Adrian Lister.

Publisher:

Smithsonian Books,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

232 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 23 cm

Subject:

Darwin, Charles,--1809-1882.
Beagle Expedition--(1831-1836)
Evolution (Biology)
Fossils--Catalogs and collections.

Other Authors:

Natural History Museum (London, England)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Preface -- The making of a naturalist -- Giant mammals -- A petrified forest -- Marine life -- Coral islands -- The making of a theory.

Summary:

Reveals how Darwin's study of fossils shaped his scientific thinking and led to his development of the theory of evolution. -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

158834617X
9781588346179

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1008773901

LCCN:

2017046415

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)