Rise of Amphibians 365 Million Years of Evolution

Name: Rise of Amphibians 365 Million Years of Evolution
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ISBN: 9780801891403

ISBN-10: 080189140X

ISBN-13: 9780801891403

Edition: 2009

Authors: Robert Carroll

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For nearly 100 million years amphibians and their ancestors dominated the terrestrial and shallow water environments of the earth. Archaic animals with an amphibious way of life gave rise not only to modern frogs, salamanders, and caecilians but also to the ancestors of reptiles, birds, and mammals. In this landmark publication, one of the leading paleontologists of our time explores a pivotal moment of vertebrate evolution, the rise of amphibians.Synthesizing findings from the rich and highly diverse fossil record of amphibians, Robert Carroll traces their origin back 365 million years, when particular species of fish traveled down an evolutionary pathway of fin modification that gave rise…

Book details

List price: $72.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 7/15/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 392
Size: 8.82" wide x 10.98" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 2.992
Language: English