Paleontology - A Brief History of Life

Informationen zum Autor Ian Tattersall is a curator in the division of anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Trained in archaeology and anthropology at Cambridge, and in vertebrate paleontology at Yale, Tattersall has concentrated his research since the 1960s in three main areas: the analysis of the human fossil record and its integration with evolutionary theory, the origin of human cognition, and the study of the ecology and systematics of the lemurs of Madagascar. He is also a prominent interpreter of human paleontology to the public. Klappentext Paleontology: A Brief History of Life is the fifth title published in the Templeton Science and Religion Series, in which scientists from a wide range of fields distill their experience and knowledge into brief tours of their respective specialties. In this volume, Ian Tattersall, a highly esteemed figure in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and paleontology, leads a fascinating tour of the history of life and the evolution of human beings.

Product details

• Authors: Ian Tattersall
• Publisher: Templeton foundation press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2010
• EAN: 9781599473420
• ISBN: 978-1-59947-342-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Templeton Science & Religion; Templeton Science & Religion; Templeton Science and Religion; Templeton Science and Religion Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Palaeontology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works