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Cradle of Life : The Discovery of Earth's Earliest Fossils
Cradle of Life The Discovery of Earth's Earliest Fossils
Author: J. William Schopf
One of the greatest mysteries in reconstructing the history of life on Earth has been the apparent absence of fossils dating back more than 550 million years. We have long known that fossils of sophisticated marine life-forms existed at the dawn of the Cambrian Period, but until recently scientists had found no traces of Precambrian fossils. The...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691088648
ISBN-10: 0691088640
Publication Date: 3/20/2001
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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Great book. Covers the Precambrian preiod. I.E before 500 million years ago. I have not seen any book as complete on this very early period.


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