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Book Title: Terrestrial Ecosystems Through Time: Evolutionary Paleoecolo...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: William A. Dimichele, John D. Damuth, Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Richard Potts
Publication Name: Terrestrial Ecosystems Through Time : Evolutionary Paleoecology of Terrestrial Plants and Animals
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 1992
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 31.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 588 Pages
