The Rise of Fishes : 500 Million Years of Evolution
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Midwest Book Review
Current scientific information blends with stories of the scientist author's own field work research around the world to present an intriguing, college-level exploration of the rise of fishes around the world. 500 million years of evolution are charted in a fine coverage which includes excellent, high-quality color illustrations to compliment a strong expose.
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"A great deal of background information and, above all, hundreds of superb photographs and drawings. One could almost take this for a coffee-table book at first glance, so profusely and well is it illustrated... This book is not just a scientific and educational tool; it is also a visual celebration of the glories of biological diversity as seen in the fossil record. It will come as a surprise to many who have not realized how far the paleontology of early vertebrates has progressed or experienced the depth of evolutionary information available from fossils. And, best of all, there is clearly more to come." -- Nature
"[Long] enlivens his account with tales from his extensive field work... Exceptionally lucid and comprehensively illustrated." -- New Scientist
"Scholarly, but very readable." -- D. Moskowitz, Northeastern Naturalist
The Rise of Fishes : 500 Million Years of Evolution
The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution,John Long,The Johns Hopkins University Press,0801854385,Animals,Animals / Pets,Evolution,Fish,Fishes,General,Life Sciences - Evolution,Nature/Ecology,Aquaculture & fishing: practice & techniques,Business & Economics / Economic Development,Fishes (ichthyology),Palaeontology
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