Discovering Fossil Fishes
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Author
Contributions
- David Miller (Illustrator) - Contributor
- Ivy Rutzky (Illustrator) - Contributor
- Craig Chesek (Photographer) - Contributor
- Denis Finnin (Photographer) - Contributor
Publication
2000-10-25 - Westview Press
Language
English
Word Count
56,000 words, Guess
Page Count
224 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8024005M
- ISBN-139780813338071
- ISBN-100813338077
- OCLC Control Number45696570
- OCLC Control Numberdiscoveringfossi00mais
and 2 more
- LibraryThing2573413
- Goodreads470666
Classifications
- LCCQE 851 M35 2000
- DDC567
- LCCQE851 .M35 1996
Description
In Discovering Fossil Fishes, John Maisey traces the evolution of fishes over the course of 500 million years, describing the discovery of their extraordinary fossil remains and explaining what these ancient animals tell us about our own place in the history of life. Combining current scientific information with entertaining tales about historic and contemporary fieldwork, Maisey brings to life the development of armored fishes, monster sharks, and fishes with arms as he reveals the subtleties of evolution's greatest success story. Through outstanding full-color photographs of their fossils and of fossil reconstructions by artists David Miller and Ivy Rutzky, along with informative photographs, charts, diagrams, and drawings, we discover a staggering half-billion-year history in which lies our own watery origins.
First Sentence
FISHES have a unique evolutionary history that stretches back in time more than 450 million years.
Excerpt
FISHES have a unique evolutionary history that stretches back in time more than 450 million years.
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