Smithsonian intimate guide to human origins
New discoveries in the field of human evolution are changing our understanding of human origins almost daily. What does all this new knowledge about our species mean? Science journalist Zimmer offers an illuminating journey through our ancestry, beginning 65 million years ago with the first primates...
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[Washington, D.C.]
Smithsonian Books
2005
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