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The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor (2009)

by Colin Tudge(Favorite Author)

3.44 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0316070084 (ISBN13: 9780316070089)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Little, Brown & Company

review 1: I am not a paleontologist, an anatomist or a biologist and thus an unable to determine if the science is accurate--from other reviews I've read, it appears that the fossil is an amazing find, because of its completeness and that much could be learned from studying it, but that calling it "the Link" is overblown. I was impressed by what I learned and tried to assimilate about the study of ancient fossils and how a picture of a world long gone can be rebuilt from small clues. The fossil record reveals much, but those that study it, must be very diligent and insightful. Not an easy read, not totally accurate in its conclusions, but still worthwhile to me.
review 2: I was riding the train to Lisle a couple of weeks ago, and as always I was nosy about what other ... morepeople are reading. A man had this book (in paperback), and I decided to look for it. The absolutely marvelous Naperville Public Library came through again! It is very interesting, and has a lot of stuff I did not know. Since I am a big fan of Lucy the Australopithecus, I wanted to find out more about this earlier primate. Ida is not a hominid, but she is fascinating!This book contains LOTS and LOTS of facts. The sheer number of species, clades, classes, etc. was overwhelming, but the writing was entertaining enough to keep me wading through all that stuff. less

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