fossil plants

Explores how plants have influenced the climate, evolution, and diversity of Earth over the last 470 million years, drawing on archaeological and scientific evidence to reveal the role of plants in the development of the planet's biodiversity.

This book describes the differences and similarities between plants and animals, teaching the reader how to recognize them on his or her own. An activity based on real world situations challenges readers to apply what they've learned in order to solve a puzzle.

Describes the appearance, growth, and location of the vegetation eaten by the plant-eating dinosaurs.

Provides an introduction to plant fossils, exploring how they are formed, and examines some plant fossils.

Explains how scientists think plant life first came to live on land, looks at what has been learned about prehistoric plants by studying fossils, discusses the work of paleobotanists, and includes descriptions of prehistoric plant groups.

Traces the life cycle of a tree in the late Triassic period and what happens to the tree when a storm overturns it five hundred years later.

Examines the extinction of various plants and animals, mankind's effect on the biosphere and species loss, and the preservation and protection of life forms.