The Evolution Revolution
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 24. June 1998
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-0-471-97406-2 (ISBN)
Description
The last decade has seen an explosion in information about the evolution of life based on the fossil record. Discoveries and research have shed light on the earliest evidence of life; the evolution of the earliest multi-celled organisms; the earliest animals; the earliest direct evidence for the colonization of land by animals; information and ideas on the earliest fossil fishes and the evolution of four-legged animals; a candidate for the ancestor of the insects; a treasure trove of tertiary mammals; dinosaur finds leading to ideas on their origins and life styles; ideas on the role of predation in evolution; the impact on animals and plants rates of development on their evolution; and much more. This book shows fossils to be at the cutting edge of new discoveries, and tackles all the current controversies in palaeontology. It is aimed also at general reader.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
map
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-97406-2 (9780471974062)
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Content
Partial table of contents: We are the Champions!: The Long-Playing Microbial Fossil Record. Rise of the Gutless Wonders: Early Animal Evolution. Head or Tails?: The Incredibly Lucky Rise of the First Vertebrates. Tracking Down the Bugs: The Evolution of Insects. Say it with Flowers: Evolution in Plants. Reign of Pterosaurs: The First Flying Vertebrates. Battle of the Bulge: Why Did Dinosaurs Grow so Big? Children of the Evolution: Human Evolution from the Inside. Final Thoughts. References. Index.