Carroll, Sean B.,   1960-  <br/><br/>
Remarkable creatures :  epic adventures in the search for the origins of species / 
Sean B. Carroll. 
 - Boston :  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,  2009. 
 - xix, 331 pages :   illustrations, maps ;   24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-311) and Index. 
<br/><br/>A mixture of spirit and deed<br/>Introduction: Humboldt's gifts<br/>1: The making of a theory<br/>Reverend Darwin's detour<br/>Drawing a line between monkeys and kangaroos<br/>Life imitates life<br/>2: The loveliest bones<br/>Java man<br/>To the big bang, on horseback<br/>Where the dragon laid her eggs<br/>The day the mesozoic died<br/>Dinosaurs of a feather<br/>It's a fishapod!<br/>3: The natural history of humans<br/>Journey to the Stone Age<br/>Clocks, trees, and H-bombs<br/>CSI: Neander Valley<br/>Afterword: the shape of things to come 
<br/><br/> An award-wining biologist explores the dramatic expeditions that unearthed the history of life on Earth--from the epic journeys of pioneering naturalists to the breakthroughs making headlines today 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780151014859 015101485X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Evolution (Biology)--History.<br/>Naturalists--Travel--History.<br/>Evolución (Biología)--Historia <br/>Naturalistas --Viajes --Historia <br/>Evolution (biologie)--Histoire.<br/>Naturalistes--Voyages--Histoire.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH 361  / C319r 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>508