01426nam a22002297a 450000500170000000800410001702000310005804000240008905000240011324501020013724600390023926000360027830000580031433600260037233700280039833800270042650000360045350400190048950501000050852005680060865000200117620240518074958.0240518b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780241393345q(hardcover)  6HSLRCaHSLRCcHSLRC  aQH45.2 b.N378 2021  aNatural history : bthe ultimate visual guide to everything on Earth /cSenior editor, Gill Pitts  aDK Smithsonianiat head of title :  aLondon :bDK Publishing,cc2021  a664 pages :bcolor illustrations, color maps ;c29 cm  2rdacontentatextbtxt  2rdamediaaunmediatedbn  2rdacarrieravolumebnc  aFirst edition published in 2010  aIncludes index 0aLiving earth -- Minerals, rocks, and fossils -- Microscopic life -- Plants -- Fungi -- Animals.  aIn the 11 years since the book was originally released, thousands of new species have been identified, and new revelations have redrawn the tree of life.
Already featuring galleries of more than 5,000 species, The Natural History Book has since been updated to include dynamic discoveries such as the olinguito (the "kitty bear" of the Andean cloud forest), and a new species of deep-sea Bolosoma glass sponge photographed by the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, alongside a reorganization of the groups of living things to reflect the latest scientific understanding.  aNatural history