TY - SER AU - Dawson, John William, TI - The Chain of Life in Geological Time : : AV - QE PY - 2011/// PB - Project Gutenberg, KW - Paleontology KW - Paleobotany N1 - Preliminary considerations as to the extent and sources of our knowledge -- The beginning of life on the earth -- The age of invertebrates of the sea -- The origin of plant life on the land -- The appearance of vertebrate animals -- The first air-breathers -- The empire of the great reptiles -- The first forests of modern type -- The reign of mammals -- The advent of man -- Review of the history of life; Public domain in the USA; Text UR - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36261 ER -