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Lindsay, William.

Eyewitness prehistoric life / written by William Lindsay ; photographed by Harry Taylor.

Rev. ed.

London ; New York : DK Pub. : c2012.+ 1 foldout wall chart, 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.

Explores the origins of life on earth--why it began in the sea and not on land, how dinosaurs ruled for millions of years, and how mammals and humans took over.

Explores the origins of life on Earth, by studying the fossils of the past, from the early plants and animals, through the age of dinosaurs, and the coming of humans.

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Fossils -- Juvenile literature.

Evolution (Biology) -- Juvenile literature.

Taylor, Harry, ill.

Lindsay, William. Prehistoric life.

Prehistoric life

Rev. ed. of: Prehistoric life / written by William Lindsay ; photographed by Harry Taylor.

Includes index.

Steps in life -- Changing Earth -- Signs of life -- Life in abundance -- Hard covers -- The inside story -- Sea monsters -- Taking root on land -- First four feet -- Forest swamps -- Reptiles reign -- Reptiles like mammals -- The aged of the dinosars -- Saurischians -- Ornithischians -- Reptiles at sea -- Flying reptiles -- Early birds -- Mammals take over -- Mammal variety -- Elephants and horses -- Mammal islands -- Birth and growth -- Apes and ancestors -- Early humans -- Ice ages -- Extinction -- Fossil finders -- Tree of life -- Diversity of life -- Earth over time.

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