Evolving Planet: Four Billion Years of Life on Earth

Evolution, always a hot topic, is the central focus of this wide-ranging history of life on Earth. Long before all the life we see today ever came to be—from the lions of Africa, to the ants of the rainforests, to the bacteria that thrive in the depths of the ocean—countless other life-forms once swam, crawled, flew, or bloomed on our planet. The very first forms of life appeared on Earth four billion years ago. From single-celled organisms, to dinosaurs, to mammals, and finally to humans, Evolving Planet traces the path of life that has been constantly evolving. The book provides an overview of Earth€™s amazing diversity of life, both in the seas and oc