Ebook {Epub PDF} Survivors; the Animals and Plants that Time has Left Behind by Richard Fortey

In 'Survivors', acclaimed author Richard Fortey traces this history not through fossil records, but in the living stories of organisms that have survived nearly unchanged for hundreds of millions of years and whose existence today affords us tantalising glimpses of landscapes long vanished. For evolution has not obliterated its tracks. Fortey, Richard A. Title Survivors: the animals and plants that time has left behind / Richard Fortey. Format Book Published London: Harper Press, c Description xv, p., [24] p. of plates: ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. Contents. Buy Survivors (): The Animals and Plants That Time Has Left Behind: NHBS - Richard A Fortey, HarperCollins × Free UK shipping for book only orders over £50 We are offering free shipping on book orders of £50 or more with delivery to a UK address for a limited time.

Survivors is an exploration of the world that went before. Fortey retains his characteristic ability to paint vivid word-pictures of times long ago and places far away. The book begins with a trip. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms: The Story of the Animals and Plants That Time Has Left Behind by Richard Fortey (, Trade Paperback) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! The Animals and Plants that Time has Left Behind (Text Only) Richard Fortey. • 2 Ratings; $; In 'Survivors', acclaimed author Richard Fortey traces this history not through fossil records, but in the living stories of organisms that have survived nearly unchanged for hundreds of millions of years and whose existence today.

Buy Survivors (): The Animals and Plants That Time Has Left Behind: NHBS - Richard A Fortey, HarperCollins × Free UK shipping for book only orders over £50 We are offering free shipping on book orders of £50 or more with delivery to a UK address for a limited time. Fortey, Richard A. Title Survivors: the animals and plants that time has left behind / Richard Fortey. Format Book Published London: Harper Press, c Description xv, p., [24] p. of plates: ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. Contents. Richard Fortey - Survivors: The Animals and Plants that Time has Left Behind. When I was much younger, sometime in the s, I had a picture book of animals and rather fascinatingly to me it had a drawing of a living fossil, the Coelacanth fish. I was captivated by the idea that animals that had been alive in the distant past were still alive today.