Foreword                                           6  (2)
About This Book                                    8  (4)
    Living Earth
        A living planet                            12 (2)
        Active Earth                               14 (2)
        Changing climates                          16 (2)
        Habitats for life                          18 (2)
        Human impact                               20 (2)
        Origins of life                            22 (2)
        Evolution and diversity                    24 (2)
        Evolution in progress                      26 (2)
        Classification                             28 (2)
        Animal genealogy                           30 (2)
        Tree of life                               32 (6)
    Minerals, Rocks, And Fossils
      Minerals                                     38 (24)
      Rocks                                        62 (12)
      Fossils                                      74 (16)
    Microscopic Life
      Prokaryotes                                  90 (4)
      Protoctists                                  94 (14)
        Amoebas and relatives                      96 (1)
        Flagellates                                97 (1)
        Rhizarians                                 98 (2)
        Alveolatcs                                 100(1)
        Heterokonts                                101(2)
        Red and green algae                        103(5)
    Plants
      Liverworts                                   108(2)
      Mosses                                       110(2)
      Ferns And Relatives                          112(4)
      Cycads, Ginkgos, And Gnetophytes             116(2)
      Conifers                                     118(4)
      Flowering Plants                             122(88)
        Basal angiosperms                          124(4)
        Magnoliids                                 128(2)
        Monocotyledons                             130(20)
        Eudicotyledons                             150(60)
    Fungi
      Mushrooms                                    210(26)
      Sac Fungi                                    236(6)
      Lichens                                      242(6)
    Animals
      Invertebrates                                248(70)
        Sponges                                    250(2)
        Cnidarians                                 252(4)
        Flatworms                                  256(1)
        Roundworms                                 257(1)
        Segmented worms                            258(1)
        Velvet worms                               258(1)
        Water bears                                259(1)
        Arthropods                                 260(2)
        Arachnids                                  262(6)
        Sea spiders                                268(1)
        Horseshoe crabs                            268(1)
        Crustaceans                                269(5)
        Insects                                    274(26)
        Ribbon worms                               300(1)
        Bryozoans                                  300(1)
        Lampshells                                 301(1)
        Molluscs                                   301(1)
        Bivalves                                   302(2)
        Gastropods                                 304(5)
        Cephalopods                                309(4)
        Chitons                                    313(1)
        Tusk shells                                313(1)
        Eehinoderms                                314(4)
      Chordates                                    318(2)
      Fish                                         320(30)
        Jawlcss fishes                             322(1)
        Cartilaginous fishes                       323(7)
        Ray-finned fishes                          330(19)
        Lobe-finned fishes                         349(1)
      Amphibians                                   350(20)
        Frogs and toads                            352(13)
        Caecilians                                 365(1)
        Salamanders and newts                      366(4)
      Reptiles                                     370(34)
        Turtles and tortoises                      372(7)
        Tuataras                                   379(1)
        Lizards                                    380(9)
        Amphisbaenians                             389(1)
        Snakes                                     390(10)
        Crocodiles and alligators                  400(4)
      Birds                                        404(96)
        Tinamous                                   406(1)
        Ratites                                    406(2)
        Fowl, gamebirds, and relatives             408(4)
        Waterfowl                                  412(4)
        Penguins                                   416(4)
        Divers                                     420(1)
        Albatrosses, petrels, and shearwaters      421(2)
        Grebes                                     423(1)
        Flamingos                                  424(1)
        Storks, ibises, and herons                 425(3)
        Pelicans and relatives                     428(2)
        Birds of prey                              430(8)
        Cranes and rails                           438(6)
        Waders, gulls, and auks                    444(8)
        Sandgrouse                                 452(1)
        Pigeons and doves                          453(3)
        Parrots and cockatoos                      456(4)
        Cuckoos, hoatzin, and turacos              460(3)
        Owls                                       463(4)
        Nightjars and frogmouths                   467(2)
        Hummingbirds and swifts                    469(3)
        Trogons                                    472(1)
        Mousebirds                                 472(1)
        Kingfishers and relatives                  473(4)
        Woodpeckers and toucans                    477(5)
        Passerines                                 482(18)
      Mammals                                      500(118)
        Egg-laying mammals                         502(1)
        Pouched mammals                            503(9)
        Sengis                                     512(1)
        Tenrecs and golden moles                   513(1)
        Aardvark                                   514(1)
        Dugong and manatees                        515(1)
        Hyraxes                                    515(1)
        Elephants                                  516(1)
        Armadillos                                 517(3)
        Sloths and anteaters                       520(1)
        Rabbits, hares, and pikas                  521(2)
        Rodents                                    523(10)
        Tree shrews                                533(1)
        Colugos                                    533(1)
        Primates                                   534(16)
        Bats                                       550(8)
        Hedgehogs and moonrats                     558(1)
        Moles and relatives                        559(2)
        Pangolins                                  561(1)
        Carnivores                                 562(26)
        Odd-toed ungulates                         588(6)
        Even-toed ungulates                        594(18)
        Whales, porpoises, and dolphins            612(6)
Glossary                                           618(4)
Index                                              622(22)
Acknowledgments                                    644