02517cam a2200313 a 450000100060000000300080000600500170001400800410003102000180007202000160009002000250010603500210013104000350015204100080018704200220019508200240021710000180024124500600025925000200031926000590033930000480039849000270044650400510047350515940052465000240211865000120214265000140215483000350216873755BD-RjUL20211209082436.0081216s1979    ne ab    b    001 0 eng d  a9780316057479  a0316057479   a9781402093890 (ebk.)  a(OCoLC)295000835  aStDuBDSbengcStDuBDSdUkdANL  aeng  aukblcatcopyaanuc04a576.8222bATL 19791 aWacey, David.10aLife on earth : a natural history /cDavid Attenborough  aEnglish : 2d ed  aToronto : bLittle, Brown and Co. (Canada).,c ©1979.  a319  p. :bill. (some col.), maps ;c25 cm.1 aTopics in geobiology ;  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aSetting the scene: Milestones in the search for early life on Earth -- pt. 1. Investigating life in early archean rocks -- 1. What can we expect to find in the earliest rock record? -- 2. The difficulties of decoding early life -- 3. Establishing the criteria for early life on Earth -- 4. Fulfilling the criteria for early life on Earth -- 5. Techniques for investigating early life on Earth -- pt. 2. An atlas of claims for early archean life -- 6. >3700Ma Isua Supracrustal Belt and Akilia Island, S.W. Greenland -- 7. ~3490Ma Dresser Formation, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 8. ~3470Ma Mount Ada Basalt, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 9. ~3460 Ma Apex Basalt, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 10. ~3450 Ma, Hoogenoeg Formation, Barberton, South Africa -- 11. ~3450Ma, Panorama Formation, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 12. ~3426-3350Ma, Strelley Pool Formation, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 13. ~3416-3334Ma, Kromberg Formation, Barberton, South Africa -- 14. ~3350Ma, Euro Basalt, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 15. ~3250 Ma, Fig Tree Group, Barberton, South Africa -- 16. ~3240 Ma, Kangaroo Caves Formation, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 17. ~3200Ma, Moodies Group, Barberton, South Africa -- 18. ~3200Ma, Dixon Island Formation, Cleaverville Greenstone Belt, West Pilbara, Western Australia -- 19. ~3000Ma, Cleaverville Formation, Cleaverville Greenstone Belt, West Pilbara, Western Australia -- 20. ~3000Ma, Farrel Quartzite, East Pilbara, Western Australia -- 21. The imposters : younger biological contaminants and non-biological artefacts -- Index.  aEvolution (Biology)  aZoology  aEvolution 0aTopics in geobiology ;vv. 31.