A New History of Life: The Radical New Discoveries about the Origins and Evolution of Life on EarthCharles Darwin's theories, first published more than 150 years ago, still set the paradigm of how we understand the evolution of life--but scientific advances of recent decades have radically altered that. Now two pioneering scientists draw on their years of experience in paleontology, biology, chemistry, and astrobiology to deliver an eye-opening narrative using a generation's worth of insights culled from new research. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
chapter i Telling Time | 8 |
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chapter iii Life Death and the Newly DiscoveredPlace In Between | 28 |
42?35 GA | 43 |
3520 GA | 65 |
2010 GA | 90 |
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20065 MA | 278 |
65 MA | 296 |
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5025 MA | 320 |
25 MA to Present | 329 |