How has Earth and life on it changed? What is a “living fossil”? Why did the dinosaurs become extinct? ‘Extinctions of Living Things’ looks into the evolution of living things and the disappearances of species, the effect humans have on extinctions, and how modern scientists are striving to protect threatened species. Look into catastrophic ecological changes that blitzed species, study fossils of giant sea creatures, judge if we are to blame for the disappearance of the dodo, and assess if dinosaurs are still alive today. Life on Earth is constantly changing. It has been doing so for as long as we know and far before humans were here. Through the use of detailed case studies and scientific theories, the books in the 'Timeline: Life on Earth' series discuss how changes are studied, what the evidence reveals, and how such changes have had - and continue to have - an impact on Earth.
- ISBN10 0431064784
- ISBN13 9780431064789
- Publish Date 15 September 2009 (first published 26 September 2008)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 November 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Capstone Global Library Ltd
- Imprint Raintree
- Format Paperback
- Pages 56
- Language English