Great moments in the history of life. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By George H. Shaw.
• Authors: Shaw, George H, 1945-
• Contents: Introduction -- In the beginning...and somewhat later -- How to make a habitable planet -- Prebiotic chemical synthesis -- The origin of life -- Interlude -- Photosynthesis - the game changer -- The rise of oxygen and the origin of the eukaryotic cell -- Earliest plants and animals -- The Cambrian explosion and emergence of "modern" body plans -- The end of the Ordovician and the colonization of the land -- The Permian extinction and the rise of the dinosaurs -- End of Cretaceous extinction - the end of the dinosaurs -- The rise of mammals, the Genus Homo, and the ongoing extinction event -- Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland Chichester, UK : Springer Praxis Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 85 pages)
• Subjects: 575; History; Life sciences; Exobiology; Geology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319992174; 3319992171
• Related ISBNs: 9783319992167
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 23, 2019).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.