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Product Description: Graptolites lived in the earth's oceans from 540 million years ago to 320 million years ago, when they became extinct. For most of that time they dominated the upper layers of the ocean in tropical regions as the earth's first large zooplankton...read more

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9780851152622 | Boydell & Brewer Inc, May 1, 1991, cover price $95.00 | About this edition: Graptolites lived in the earth's oceans from 540 million years ago to 320 million years ago, when they became extinct.

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Product Description: There's no question about it: kids dig fossils. From massive dinosaur skeletons to ancient ferns embedded in stone, there's plenty for kids to discover in Viewfinder: Fossils. This unique book is filled with interactive elements that give young readers a chance to dig deeper than ever before...read more

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9781607100287 | Ltf edition (Silver Dolphin, September 1, 2010), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: There's no question about it: kids dig fossils.

Paperback:

9780756602062 | Poc edition (Dk Pub, March 1, 2004), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: From amphibians to trilobites, this authoritative guide provides a fascinating insight into the origin, formation, and remarkable variety of fossils.
9780789406064 | Dk Pub, April 1, 1996, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Introduces the world of fossils including information on where they are found, how they are formed, and how they are classified; also describes many of the various kinds.

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Incorporating a rich array of original maps, illustrations, and photographs to trace the geological and biological history of Earth, this dynamic study draws on the fossil record to detail the evolution of life at a variety of key stages and explores how the climate and geography of the planet have been transformed. 25,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

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9781563318290 | Times Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Uses maps to trace the geological and biological history of Earth, and draws on the fossil record to detail the evolution of life at a variety of key stages

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A reference guide to prehistoric creatures of every kind features all known species depicted in revealing color illustrations accompanied by lively biographies of every creature, from T-Rex to the Mastadon. (view table of contents)
By Barry Cox (editor), Brian Gardiner (editor), Colin Harrison (editor), Douglas Palmer (editor) and R. J. G. Savage

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9780684864112 | Rev upd su edition (Simon & Schuster, October 1, 1999), cover price $40.00 | About this edition: Shows and describes hundreds of prehistoric mammals, reptiles, fish, birds, and amphibians

Product Description: This guide covers over 600 species from predatory dinosaurs to primitive amphibians, from giant armoured fish to mammoths and sabertooths. Accompanying each illustration are biographies of the creatures, detailing how these animals moved, behaved, and what they ate...read more
By Douglas Palmer (editor)

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9781577172932 | Todtri Book Pub, July 1, 2002, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: This guide covers over 600 species from predatory dinosaurs to primitive amphibians, from giant armoured fish to mammoths and sabertooths.

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This book explores the extraordinary diversity of life's ancestry, with its explosions of diversity and catastrophic extinctions through time. The reader is taken from the known and familiar past in the first chapter, to the 'terra incognita' of the deep past with its completely extinct life forms.

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9780520241053 | Univ of California Pr, November 1, 2003, cover price $85.00
9781840007367 | Mitchell Beazley, October 16, 2003, cover price $43.15 | About this edition: This book explores the extraordinary diversity of life's ancestry, with its explosions of diversity and catastrophic extinctions through time.

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9780520248274 | Univ of California Pr, March 1, 2006, cover price $26.95

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Product Description: The fossil discoveries that changed our understanding of the world are brought to life in this illustrated book. The discovery of fossils has revolutionized our relationship with nature, our understanding of evolution and the story of the Earth...read more

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9780007118281 | Marshall Pickering, March 1, 2004, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: The fossil discoveries that changed our understanding of the world are brought to life in this illustrated book.

By Douglas Palmer (editor)

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9780470022214 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, June 17, 2005, cover price $24.95

Miscellaneous:

9780470022337 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, September 30, 2005, cover price $27.50

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The development of humankind throughout the ages is pieced together in this exploration of the major archaeological sites of different places, times, and civilizations in history.

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9781592287185 | Lyons Pr, October 1, 2005, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: The development of humankind throughout the ages is pieced together in this exploration of the major archaeological sites of different places, times, and civilizations in history.

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A guide to the lost world of dinosaurs, this book provides descriptions of the most significant features and habits of these fascinating prehistoric reptiles, with profiles of nearly 70 dinosaurs, which include in-depth looks at how dinosaurs lived, from keeping warm to moving about.

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9780007222537 | Harpercollins Pub Ltd, July 3, 2006, cover price $7.75 | About this edition: A guide to the lost world of dinosaurs, this book provides descriptions of the most significant features and habits of these fascinating prehistoric reptiles, with profiles of nearly 70 dinosaurs, which include in-depth looks at how dinosaurs lived, from keeping warm to moving about.
9780060849863 | Min edition (Perennial, April 30, 2006), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A colorful, authoritative pocket guide to the lost world of dinosaurs Profiles of nearly seventy dinosaurs, from the Diplodocus to the Parasaurolophus Descriptions of their most significant features and habits Explanations of what the dinosaur names mean and how to pronounce themPublished in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, America’s foremost authority in history and science.

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A fully illustrated, pocket-sized reference covers the range of fossil types from bacteria and plants to insects and dinosaurs, in a guide that is complemented by information on how to identify a fossil's geological age, safety tips, and collecting recommendations. Original. 15,000 first printing.

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9780061137242 | Harpercollins, October 1, 2006, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A fully illustrated, pocket-sized reference covers the range of fossil types from bacteria and plants to insects and dinosaurs, in a guide that is complemented by information on how to identify a fossil's geological age, safety tips, and collecting recommendations.

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Product Description: Data from NASA's most advanced Earth satellites has been combined to create the most detailed global portrait of our planet ever created—here this photomap is reproduced in its astonishing entirety, at full-resolution Living up to its title, this glorious tome reveals the whole planet, pole to pole, cloud-free, at a resolution of 500 miles to every pixel, or 90 miles to every inch...read more

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9781905204311 | Quercus, October 30, 2006, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: Data from NASA's most advanced Earth satellites has been combined to create the most detailed global portrait of our planet ever created—here this photomap is reproduced in its astonishing entirety, at full-resolution Living up to its title, this glorious tome reveals the whole planet, pole to pole, cloud-free, at a resolution of 500 miles to every pixel, or 90 miles to every inch.

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Over the last two centuries the fossil record has revealed at least 20 different species of ancient human ancestors reaching back 7 million years into the past. This book takes the reader on a voyage into the deep past to discover how we became human, and how modern science is rewriting our family tree.

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9780753820841 | Phoenix, May 1, 2007, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Over the last two centuries the fossil record has revealed at least 20 different species of ancient human ancestors reaching back 7 million years into the past.

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Product Description: "Fortune & Glory" follows the exploits of the intrepid and sometimes piratical adventurers who put life, limb and reputation at risk in the discovery of some of the world's best-known historical monuments.From 4004BC to the 21st century, "Fortune & Glory" chronicles all of the major discoveries these awe-inspiring explorers have made, through vivid first-hand accounts, maps, images and captivating commentary...read more

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9780715329597 | David & Charles, May 25, 2008, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: "Fortune & Glory" follows the exploits of the intrepid and sometimes piratical adventurers who put life, limb and reputation at risk in the discovery of some of the world's best-known historical monuments.

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Product Description: Data from NASA's most advanced Earth satellites has been combined to create the most detailed global portrait of our planet ever created—here this photomap is reproduced in its astonishing entirety, at full-resolution Living up to its title, this glorious tome reveals the whole planet, pole to pole, cloud-free, at a resolution of 500 miles to every pixel, or 90 miles to every inch...read more

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9781848660175, titled "The Complete Earth" | Quercus, November 30, 2008, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Data from NASA's most advanced Earth satellites has been combined to create the most detailed global portrait of our planet ever created—here this photomap is reproduced in its astonishing entirety, at full-resolution Living up to its title, this glorious tome reveals the whole planet, pole to pole, cloud-free, at a resolution of 500 miles to every pixel, or 90 miles to every inch.

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Product Description: An illustrated survey of 100 key events in Earth's dramatic history. A History of Earth in 100 Groundbreaking Discoveries is a fascinating account of the discoveries that reveal why Earth is the one planet in our solar system that can support life...read more

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9781554078073 | Firefly Books Ltd, August 4, 2011, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: An illustrated survey of 100 key events in Earth's dramatic history.

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Product Description: A visual exploration of the monsters who once ruled the Earth, Ultimate Dinosaurs explores the prehistoric world through photographic galleries complemented by lively, informative text, making it a delightful reference tool for children and adults alike...read more

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9781465405876 | Dk Pub, April 15, 2013, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A visual exploration of the monsters who once ruled the Earth, Ultimate Dinosaurs explores the prehistoric world through photographic galleries complemented by lively, informative text, making it a delightful reference tool for children and adults alike.

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Paperback:

9780241185391 | Gardners Books, February 2, 2015, cover price $11.65
9781465430151 | Revised edition (Dk Pub, January 19, 2015), cover price $9.99

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Hardcover:

9781626864481 | Silver Dolphin, October 13, 2015, cover price $19.95
9780442024598, titled "Dubuque Microcomputer Consultants/Safety Officer Ii, MacIntosh Version" | Bk&disk edition (Van Nostrand Reinhold, February 1, 1997), cover price $1500.00 | also contains Dubuque Microcomputer Consultants/Safety Officer Ii, MacIntosh Version

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