A History of Plants in Fifty Fossils

by Paul Kenrick

Book Overview

An illustrated history of plants presented through the stories of 50 key fossil discoveries

This is the lively, fully illustrated story of plant life on Earth as revealed through some of the most significant fossil discoveries ever made. Beginning with the origins of plant life in the sea, where photosynthesis first evolved in bacteria, the book traces the evolution of land plants, ferns, conifers and their relatives, and flowering plants...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588346714
• ISBN13: 9781588346711
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.1"