Gaining Ground, Second Edition

Reviews / Votes

This well-illustrated microcosm of vertebrate paleontology provides exciting glimpses of what research in this field is about.December 2002 -- F. S. Szalay * University of New Mexico * The questions of our ancestry are far-reaching and oft argued. In Gaining Ground, Clack offers a new synthesis that demystifies many of the puzzles and cuts straight to the facts. * Dino Land Book Reviews * This outstanding update of early tetrapod anatomy, phylogeny and systematics . . . will be extremely useful to students and lecturers in palaeontology, geology, zoology and general biology [and] a `must' for researchers in the field. * Nature * [A] remarkable reference work, with detailed anatomical descriptions of early tetrapods and their ancestors, a discussion of the environments these creatures inhabited, a chronicle of important fossil sites and discoveries, and an expert summary of the tetrapod family tree. The text is clear . . . and the book is well illustrated, making it an ideal reference for students and researchers. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice * A landmark review of some of the most important discoveries in vertebrate biology and evolution during the close of the past century. * PALAIOS *