Project Gutenberg 2015-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 88 Dawson, John William, Sir 1820 1899 Dawson, Sir John William Dawson, J. W. (John William), Sir Dawson, J. William (John William), Sir Dawson, William, Sir Dawson, Sir J. William 05018674 Life's Dawn on Earth Being the history of the oldest known fossil remains, and their relations to geological time and to the development of the animal kingdom Produced by MWS, Tom Cosmas, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Life's Dawn on Earth" by Sir John William Dawson is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book explores the history of the oldest known fossil remains, specifically focusing on Eozoon canadense, a fossil discovered in the Laurentian rocks of Canada. Dawson discusses the significance of this discovery in relation to geological time and the development of the animal kingdom, emphasizing the early stages of life on Earth as a captivating subject for both scientists and the general public. The opening of the work introduces Eozoon canadense, framing it as humanity's earliest connection to animal life and a representation of life's origins. Dawson reflects on the intrigue surrounding the beginnings of life, addressing questions about the first creatures and their evolutionary relationships with later forms. He also mentions the historical misconceptions about the Laurentian rocks being devoid of life, highlighting the excitement within the geological community following the discovery of organic remains within these ancient formations. The author aims to present a comprehensive and accessible account of Eozoon and its geological context, which outlines the book's intention to educate readers about the dawn of life and its implications for understanding Earth's biological history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Life -- Origin Paleontology -- Precambrian QE Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 509679 509712 2024-09-21T09:15:09.320155 2023-09-22T06:34:07.848733 text/html text/html 507818 2015-12-24T22:09:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5100408 2015-12-24T22:10:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3139162 2024-09-21T09:15:26.573101 application/epub+zip 3147744 2024-09-21T09:15:14.871135 application/epub+zip 213748 2024-09-21T09:15:10.238103 application/epub+zip 3189594 2024-09-21T09:15:32.284987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3150884 2024-09-21T09:15:21.799073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323225 2022-09-23T05:30:51.454058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429318 429114 2024-09-21T09:15:07.881160 2023-09-22T06:34:05.876724 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 429654 2015-12-24T22:09:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 147136 2015-12-24T22:09:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19150 2024-09-21T09:15:32.439988 application/rdf+xml 21842 2024-09-21T09:15:10.346098 image/jpeg 3143 2024-09-21T09:15:10.292132 image/jpeg 5098594 2024-09-21T09:15:09.546165 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia