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Former Natural History Museum (London) paleontologist Fortey gives us the stories of those plants, animals, and other creatures that have survived from Earth's early days--the planet's "true marathon runners."

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Main Author: Fortey, Richard A.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Arthropoda > Conservation.
Invertebrates > Conservation.
Limulus polyphemus > Conservation.
Worms.
Plant conservation.
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Summary:Former Natural History Museum (London) paleontologist Fortey gives us the stories of those plants, animals, and other creatures that have survived from Earth's early days--the planet's "true marathon runners."
Item Description:"Originally published as Survivors in Great Britain by HarperPress, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, London."
Physical Description:xv, 332 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780307263612
0307263614
Author Notes:Richard Fortey is a senior paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in London.

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