Turtles as Hopeful Monsters: Origins and Evolution by Rieppel, Olivier

Turtles as Hopeful Monsters: Origins and Evolution

Where do turtles hail from? Why and how did they acquire shells? These questions have spurred heated...
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Author: Olivier Rieppel
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Turtles as Hopeful Monsters: Origins and Evolution by Rieppel, Olivier

Turtles as Hopeful Monsters: Origins and Evolution

CHF 59.40

Turtles as Hopeful Monsters: Origins and Evolution

CHF 59.40
Author: Olivier Rieppel
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Where do turtles hail from? Why and how did they acquire shells? These questions have spurred heated debate and intense research for more than two hundred years. Brilliantly weaving evidence from the latest paleontological discoveries with an accessible, incisive look at different theories of biological evolution and their proponents, Turtles as Hopeful Monsters tells the fascinating evolutionary story of the shelled reptiles. Paleontologist Olivier Rieppel traces the evolution of turtles from over 220 million years ago, examining closely the relationship of turtles to other reptiles and charting the development of the shell. Turtle issues fuel a debate between proponents of gradual evolutionary change and authors favoring change through bursts and leaps of macromutation. The first book-length popular history of its type, this indispensable resource is an engaging read for all those fascinated by this ubiquitous and uniquely shaped reptile.



Author: Olivier Rieppel
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 03/13/2017
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780253024756


Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2017

About the Author

Olivier Rieppel is Rowe Family Curator of Evolutionary Biology at the Field Museum in Chicago. He is on the editorial board of several peer-reviewed scientific journals, and has himself published more than 350 scientific papers and eight books.


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