| Description |
x, 262 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm. |
| Summary |
Colin Tudge tells the history of Ida--a perfectly fossilized early primate predating the most famous primate fossil, Lucy, by 44 million years--and her place in the world. At the same time, he explains how Ida opens a stunningly evocative window into our past and changes what we know about primate evolution and, ultimately, our own. |
| Contents |
Discovering ida -- Ida's story begins -- Ida's Eocene world -- The Messel pit -- How primates became -- Primate evolution -- From the Eocene to us -- Who and what is Ida? -- Revealing Ida to the world. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Subject |
Human beings -- Origin.
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Primates, Fossil -- Germany -- Messel Region.
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Human evolution.
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Primates -- Evolution.
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Paleontology -- Eocene.
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Paleontology -- Germany -- Messel Region.
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Primates, Fossil.
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Evolution (Biology)
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| Alt Name |
Young, Josh (Joshua D.)
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| ISBN |
9780316070089 |
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0316070084 |
| OCLC # |
320442662 |
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