35 southern carmine bee-eater, Africa
36 Dolichocebus, 30 m.y.a.
37 toothed wrack, Atlantic Ocean
38 bear beetle, California
39 ostrich, Africa
40 tube sponge, oceans worldwide
41 hawksbill turtle, oceans worldwide
42 bowhead whale, arctic oceans
43 marbled chiton, Atlantic Ocean
44 plankton, oceans worldwide
45 tarantula, worldwide
46 common mold, worldwide
47 Thalacines, extinct 1934
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For further reading
Burnie, David, and Don E. Wilson, eds. Animal. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2001.
A large encyclopedia of the animal kingdom produced with the Smithsonian Institution. Includes detailed information accompanying thousands of photos or photo-realistic illustrations.
Alexandria, Va.: Time-Life, 1992.
An illustrated look at the subject in a question and answer format. The book asks and answers specific questions from major periods of life’s development.
Gamlin, Linda. Eyewitness Books: Evolution. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1993.
A visual exploration of the subject.
Garassino, Alessandro. Life: Origins and Evolution. Austin, Tex.: Steck-Vaughn, 1995.
An overview of the origins and development of life, with many illustrations.
Lindsay, William. The Great Dinosaur Atlas. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1991.
An illustrated, large-format guide to dinosaurs.
Webster, Stephen. The Kingfisher Book of Evolution. New York: Kingfisher, 2000.
An illustrated guide to evolution and the history of life on earth.
Bibliography
Berra, Tim. Evolution and the Myth of Creationism. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1990.
Eldredge, Niles. The Pattern of Evolution. New York: W. H. Freeman, 2000.
Eldredge, Niles. The Triumph of Evolution and the Failure of Creationism. New York: W. H. Freeman, 2000.
Gould, Stephen, ed. The Book of Life. New York: W. W. Norton, 2001.
Jones, Steve. Darwin’s Ghost. New York: Random House, 1999.
Origins and Extinctions.
Westford, Conn.: Murray Printing Co., 1988.
Weiner, Jonathan. The Beak of the Finch. New York: Knopf, 1994.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jenkins, Steve, 1952—
Life on earth : the story of evolution / written and illustrated
p.cm.
Summary: Provides an overview of the origin and
evolution of life on earth and of what has been learned
from the study of evolution.
ISBN 0-618-16476-6 (hardcover)
1. Evolution (Biology)—Juvenile literature. [1. Evolution
(Biology)] I. Title.
QH367.1 .J46 2002 576.8—dc21 2002000472
Printed in Singapore
TWP 10 9 8
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