| Description |
viii, 188 pages, 128 pages of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Fossils illustrated, 0960-8664 ; v. 3 |
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Fossils illustrated ; v. 3
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Early land plants -- Ch. 3. Club-mosses -- Ch. 4. Horsetails -- Ch. 5. Ferns -- Ch. 6. Early seed plants -- Ch. 7. Modern seed plants -- Ch. 8. Flowering plants -- Ch. 9. History of land vegetation -- Ch. 10. Highlights of palaeobotanical study -- App. 1. Classification of vascular plants |
| Summary |
"Plants have played a central role in the evolution of life on earth and the colonisation of land, to the extent that without them the human race would not exist. Plant Fossils relates the history of land vegetation, illustrated with a unique series of plant photographs."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Paleobotany.
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Plants, Fossil.
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| Author |
Thomas, Barry A.
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| LC no. |
99019437 |
| ISBN |
0851156843 (alk. paper) |
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