Life on a Young Planet

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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

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Prologuep. 1
In the Beginning?p. 6
The Tree of Lifep. 16
Life's Signature in Ancient Rocksp. 32
The Earliest Glimmers of Lifep. 50
The Emergence of Lifep. 72
The Oxygen Revolutionp. 89
The Cyanobacteria, Life's Microbial Heroesp. 108
The Origins of Eukaryotic Cellsp. 122
Fossils of Early Eukaryotesp. 139
Animals Take the Stagep. 161
Cambrian Reduxp. 179
Dynamic Earth, Permissive Ecologyp. 206
Paleontology ad Astrap. 225
Epiloguep. 243
Further Readingp. 247
Indexp. 269
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