Living fossils : animals that have withstood the test of time

Martin, James, 1950-, author.

Book 1997

Describes animals that have remained unchanged for thousands of years, including the horseshoe crab, the nautilus, the tuatara, the coelacanth, crocodiles, the komodo dragon, and cockroaches.

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ISBN:

9780517598672
9780517598665
0517598671
0517598663

Edition:

First edition

Description:

48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:

Includes index

Contents:

Introduction
Natural selection
Great extinctions
The cambrian explosion
The horseshoe crab
The nautilus
The tuatara
The coelacanth
The crocodilians
The komodo dragon
The cockroach

LCCN:

94007926

Control Number:

68438

Other Authors:

Hamlin, Janet, illustrator

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