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Book Title: When The Invasion Of Land Failed: The Legacy Of The Devonian...
Number of Pages: 360 Pages
Publication Name: When the Invasion of Land Failed : the Legacy of the Devonian Extinctions
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Item Height: 0.9 in
Subject: Life Sciences / Biology, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Publication Year: 2013
Item Weight: 16.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: George Mcghee, George Mcghee Jr.
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Science
Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
