Encyclopedia of Prehistory (Facts on File Library of World History) - Hardcover

Lambert, David; The Diagram Group

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081604547X ISBN 13: 9780816045471

Publisher: Facts On File Inc, 2002

Synopsis

This reference provides a chronicle of the evolutionary history of the Earth, tracing the development of primitive man and wildlife, dinosaurs, and reptiles, as well as the origins of civilized society. More than 1500 illustrations - including clearly labelled diagrams, "field-guide" illustrations, and maps - help readers to grasp important concepts. Coverage includes: Our planet's origins which examines rocks, rivers, ice, and air, as well as the birth of the solar system; Prehistoric life which looks at fossils, plants, and trees, invertebrates, and reptiles, birds, and mammals; The age of dinosaurs which provides an A-Z section of the many types of dinosaurs and their physical characteristics, behaviour, extinction, and classification; and The first human which gives information on man's ancestors, primates, apes and man, man "upright", periods of evolution, international development, adaptation to climate and environmental changes, as well as life-like reconstructions of human skeletons.

Edition details

• Publisher: Facts On File Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 081604547X
• ISBN 13: 9780816045471
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400