Evolution and the Fossil Record
Published on 15. April 1989
Book
Hardback
278 pages
978-0-471-94465-2 (ISBN)
Description
A collection of essays by scientists which present the current state of thought about the evolution of life in terms of cosmological theory and the fossil record. The contributors have summarized and interpreted current knowledge on the stages of the development of life from the origins of the universe and early life, to the emergence of the primates and man and including reference to evolution patterns of invertebrates, vertebrates and plants, the colonization of the land and evolution of flight. The work concludes with a consideration of the controversy of evolution versus creationism.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
photographs, line drawings
Weight
690 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-94465-2 (9780471944652)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Evolution of the universe, stars and planets, David W.Hughes; catastrophes in the history of life, George R.McGhee, Jr; pre-metazoan life, Paul K.Strother; the origins and radiation of the early Metazoa, Mark A.S.McMenamin; patterns of evolution and extinction in invertebrates, Christopher R.C.Paul; colonization of the land, Paul Selden and Dianne Edwards; patterns of evolution and extinction in vascular plants, Peter R.Crane; vertebrate flight and the origins of flying vertebrates, Jeremy M.V.Rayner; patterns of evolution and extinction in vertebrates, Michael J.Benton; evolution, creationism and science education, Rhondda E.Jones.