The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution by Long, John A.

The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution

Fishes that walk, fishes that breathe air, fishes that look like--and are--monsters from the deep. These and...
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The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution by Long, John A.

The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution

¥27,079

The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution

¥27,079
Author: John A. Long
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Fishes that walk, fishes that breathe air, fishes that look like--and are--monsters from the deep. These and many more strange creatures swim through The Rise of Fishes, John A. Long's richly illustrated tour of the past 500 million years. Long has updated his classic work with illustrations of recent fossil discoveries and new interpretations based on genetic analyses. He reveals how fishes evolved from ancient, jawless animals, explains why fishes have survived on the Earth for so long, and describes how they have become the dominant aquatic life-form. Indeed, to take things a step further, we learn much about ourselves through this book, for all amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are descendants of ancient fishes.

Clear, accessible, and engaging, The Rise of Fishes combines scientific expertise with entertaining stories about Long's own excursions, which span the oceans and continents. The book includes photographs of fossils from around the world as well as dramatic color illustrations depicting what those fishes may have actually looked like.



Author: John A. Long
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 12/15/2010
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.93lbs
Size: 11.26h x 8.78w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780801896958
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2011
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2011 pg. 303

About the Author

John A. Long is the vice president of Research and Collections at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. His numerous books include Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred Million Years of Evolution and Palaeozoic Vertebrate Biostratigraphy and Biogeography, also published by Johns Hopkins.




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