{"product_id":"cowens-history-of-life-isbn-9781119482215","title":"Cowen's History of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA newly revised and fully updated edition of the market-leading introduction to paleontology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigned for students and anyone else with an interest in the history of life on our planet, the new edition of this classic text describes the biological evolution of Earth’s organisms, and reconstructs their adaptations and the ecology and environments in which they functioned.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCowen's History of Life, 6th Edition\u003c\/i\u003e includes major updates, including substantial rewrites to chapters on the origins of eukaryotes, the Cambrian explosion, the terrestrialization of plants and animals, the Triassic recovery of life, the origin of birds, the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, and human evolution. It also features new chapters on plants, soils and transformation of the land; the Mesozoic marine revolution; and the evolution of oceans and climates. Beginning with the origin of the Earth and the earliest life on earth, the book goes on to offer insightful contributions covering: the evolution of Metazoans; the early vertebrates; life of vertebrates on land; and early amniotes and thermoregulation. The book also looks at: dinosaur diversity, as well as their demise; early mammals; the rise of modern mammals; the Neogene Savannas; primates; life in the ice ages; and more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the breadth of the subject in a concise yet specific way for undergrads with no academic background in the topic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReorganizes all chapters to reflect the geological series of events, enabling a new focus on big events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated with three brand new chapters and numerous revised ones\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePut together by a new editorial team internationally recognized as the global leaders in paleontology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFilled with illustrations and photographs throughout\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes diagrams to show internal structures of organisms, cladograms, time scales and events, and paleogeographic maps\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupplemented with a dedicated website that explores additional enriching information and discussion, and which features images for use in visual presentations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCowen's History of Life, 6th Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal book for undergraduate students taking courses in introductory paleontology, as well those on global change and earth systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Origin of Life on Earth 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Earliest Life on Earth 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Origin of Eukaryotes 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Evolution of Metazoans 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Cambrian Explosion 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Changing Life in a Changing World 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Early Vertebrates 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Leaving the Water 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Early Tetrapods and Amniote Origins 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Early Amniotes and Thermoregulation 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Mesozoic Marine Revolution 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Triassic Takeover 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Dinosaurs 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Birds and the Evolution of Flight 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The End of the Dinosaurs 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Changing Oceans and Climates 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Origin of Mammals 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Cenozoic Mammals 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Geography and Evolution 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Primates 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Evolving Toward Humans 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Life in the Ice Age 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 369\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL J. BENTON, P\u003csmall\u003eH\u003c\/small\u003eD,\u003c\/b\u003e is senior member of the Paleobiology Research Group at the University of Bristol, and is the author of two successful Wiley titles, \u003ci\u003eVertebrate Palaeontology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Paleobiology\u003c\/i\u003e.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NEWLY REVISED AND FULLY UPDATED EDITION OF THE MARKET-LEADING INTRODUCTION TO PALEONTOLOGY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned for students and anyone else with an interest in the history of life on our planet, the new edition of this classic text describes the biological evolution of Earth's organisms, and reconstructs their adaptations and the ecology and environments in which they functioned. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCowen's History of Life, 6th Edition\u003c\/i\u003e includes major updates, including substantial rewrites to chapters on the origins of eukaryotes, the Cambrian explosion, the terrestrialization of plants and animals, the Triassic recovery of life, the origin of birds, the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, and human evolution. 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