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Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters

Donald R. Prothero
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Pages: 408

Over the past twenty years, paleontologists have made tremendous fossil discoveries, including fossils that mark the growth of whales, manatees, and seals from land mammals and the origins of elephants, horses, and rhinos. Today there exists an amazing diversity of fossil humans, suggesting we walked upright long before we acquired large brains, and new evidence from molecules that enable scientists to decipher the tree of life as never before. The fossil record is now one of the strongest lines of evidence for evolution. In this engaging and richly illustrated book, Donald R. Prothero weaves an entertaining though intellectually rigorous history out of the transitional forms and series that dot the fossil record. Beginning with a brief discussion of the nature of science and the "monkey business of creationism," Prothero tackles subjects ranging from flood geology and rock dating to neo-Darwinism and macroevolution. He covers the ingredients of the primordial soup, the effects of communal living, invertebrate transitions, the development of the backbone, the reign of the dinosaurs, the mammalian explosion, and the leap from chimpanzee to human. Prothero pays particular attention to the recent discovery of "missing links" that complete the fossil timeline and details the debate between biologists over the mechanisms driving the evolutionary process. Evolution is an absorbing combination of firsthand observation, scientific discovery, and trenchant analysis. With the teaching of evolution still an issue, there couldn't be a better moment for a book clarifying the nature and value of fossil evidence. Widely recognized as a leading expert in his field, Prothero demonstrates that the transformation of life on this planet is far more awe inspiring than the narrow view of extremists.

Chiseling The Earth: How Erosion Shapes the Land

R.V. Fodor
Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc
Language: English
Pages: 96
ISBN 10: 0894900749
ISBN 13: 978-0894900747

Describes various kinds of erosion, their causes and effects on the environment, and practical methods to prevent unwanted erosion

Introduction To Lapidary

Pansy D Kraus
Publisher: Chilton
Language: English
Pages: 208
ISBN 10: 0801972663
ISBN 13: 978-0801972669

A reference text for beginners by an author with an unusual name, it covers Rock Tumbling, Cabochon Cutting, Faceting and Gem Carving.

Soil Survey Of Sierra County Area, New Mexico

R. E. Neher
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Soil Conservation Service
Language: English
Pages: 207

A highly detailed description of local soils and their genesis as well as their historical and practical uses today.

Tyrone- Hatchet Mountains-Florida Mountains Region

Lee A. Woodward
Publisher: New Mexico Geological Society, Socorro, New Mexico
Language: English
Pages: 162

New Mexico Geological Society - Guide Books These voluminous editions are the product of the society’s Annual Field Conferences and provide both baseline and detailed descriptions of the geology, mining history and specific locations of mineral and fossil deposits.

Ruidoso Country

Sidney R. Ash (Editor), Leon V. Davis
Publisher: New Mexico Geological Society, Socorro, New Mexico
Language: English
Pages: 189

New Mexico Geological Society - Guide Books These voluminous editions are the product of the society’s Annual Field Conferences and provide both baseline and detailed descriptions of the geology, mining history and specific locations of mineral and fossil deposits.

Southwestern New Mexico II

Publisher: New Mexico Geological Society, Socorro, New Mexico
Language: English
Pages: 244

New Mexico Geological Society - Guide Books These voluminous editions are the product of the society’s Annual Field Conferences and provide both baseline and detailed descriptions of the geology, mining history and specific locations of mineral and fossil deposits.

Las Cruces Country

William E. King and John W. Hawley
Publisher: New Mexico Geological Society, Socorro, New Mexico
Language: English

New Mexico Geological Society - Guide Books These voluminous editions are the product of the society’s Annual Field Conferences and provide both baseline and detailed descriptions of the geology, mining history and specific locations of mineral and fossil deposits.

Archeology and History Of Santa Fe Country

Ed Ingersoll, Raymond V.
Publisher: New Mexico Geological Society, Socorro, New Mexico
Language: English
Pages: 18

New Mexico Geological Society - Guide Books These voluminous editions are the product of the society’s Annual Field Conferences and provide both baseline and detailed descriptions of the geology, mining history and specific locations of mineral and fossil deposits.

Rio Grande Rift: Northern New Mexico

Baldridge, W. Scott; Dickerson, Patricia Wood
Publisher: New Mexico Geological Society, Socorro, New Mexico
Language: English

New Mexico Geological Society - Guide Books These voluminous editions are the product of the society’s Annual Field Conferences and provide both baseline and detailed descriptions of the geology, mining history and specific locations of mineral and fossil deposits.