ANCESTRAL VOICES is an authoritative illustrated guide to the history of life on Earth. But this is not just a typical descriptive, chronological account of what happened as age gave way to age. Firstly, the factual description of the evolution of organisms will be underpinned by a strong theoretical vision, based on the author's well-known 'gene's eye' view of creation. Secondly, instead of relying primarily on modern animals to illustrate the nearest approaches to ancestral types that we can still see, ANCESTRAL VOICES will use reconstructions of the ancestors themselves. As WALKING WITH DINOSAURS demonstrated, it is now possible to create stunningly realistic portrayals of long-extinct life forms. ANCESTRAL VOICES will be the first account of the history of life to employ these techniques.
- ISBN10 030436374X
- ISBN13 9780304363742
- Publish Date 7 August 2003
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 17 January 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint Orion - not available
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 352
- Language English