Life on a Young Planet
by Knoll, Andrew H.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-04-01
Publisher(s): Princeton Univ Pr
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Summary
Andrew Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, presenting a compelling new explanation for the emergence of biological novelty.
Author Biography
Andrew H. Knoll is Fisher Professor of Natural History at Harvard University and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Prologue | p. 1 |
| In the Beginning? | p. 6 |
| The Tree of Life | p. 16 |
| Life's Signature in Ancient Rocks | p. 32 |
| The Earliest Glimmers of Life | p. 50 |
| The Emergence of Life | p. 72 |
| The Oxygen Revolution | p. 89 |
| The Cyanobacteria, Life's Microbial Heroes | p. 108 |
| The Origins of Eukaryotic Cells | p. 122 |
| Fossils of Early Eukaryotes | p. 139 |
| Animals Take the Stage | p. 161 |
| Cambrian Redux | p. 179 |
| Dynamic Earth, Permissive Ecology | p. 206 |
| Paleontology ad Astra | p. 225 |
| Epilogue | p. 243 |
| Further Reading | p. 247 |
| Index | p. 269 |
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