Description
Did you know that we are more closely related to the mushroom than to the daisy? That crocodiles are closer to birds than they are to lizards? That there are still dinosaurs amongst us? These significant discoveries are but some of the revelations that have been made in the study of classification over the past thirty years. And yet no book has yet attempted to lay out the new maps of how species are related to one another, until now. This beautiful and ground-breaking romp through the ultimate tree of life provides the key links between all living things, in interrelated sections and chapters, in highly readable format, with exquisite line drawings.
With its gorgeous black and white illustrations, this reference of all living things has been a big success in France,where Belin has gone back to print several times, attracting a general audience as well as the library and science crowd.