Discovering Fossil Fishes
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Author | : John Maisey |
Publisher | : Basic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001-01-04 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780813338071 |
Fishes have a unique evolutionary history that stretches back in time more than 450 million years. They are incredibly ancient-older than the dinosaurs-and include the ancestors of all limbed vertebrates living on land, even humans.In Discovering Fossil Fishes , John Maisey traces the evolution of fishes over the course of nearly half a billion 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.More abundant and more diverse than their air-breathing cousins, fishes today dominate the seas and freshwaters of Earth. 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.
Author | : Sally M. Walker |
Publisher | : Carolrhoda Books |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1575055368 |
Describes the 1938 discovery of the coelacanth, a fish previously believed to be extinct, and subsequent research about it.
Author | : Sheila Mahala Andrews |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Sally M. Walker |
Publisher | : Lerner Publications ™ |
Total Pages | : 41 |
Release | : 2017-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1541506510 |
Fossils give us a window to the past. Water, sediments, and pressure work together over time to preserve the shape of things that lived long ago. Studying these ancient plants and animals tells us more about our own existence. Have you ever searched for fossils? Unearth some in this book.
Author | : Neil Shubin |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2008-01-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0307377164 |
The paleontologist and professor of anatomy who co-discovered Tiktaalik, the “fish with hands,” tells a “compelling scientific adventure story that will change forever how you understand what it means to be human” (Oliver Sacks). By examining fossils and DNA, he shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our heads are organized like long-extinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genomes look and function like those of worms and bacteria. Your Inner Fish makes us look at ourselves and our world in an illuminating new light. This is science writing at its finest—enlightening, accessible and told with irresistible enthusiasm.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 704 |
Release | : 1843 |
Genre | : Fishes, Fossil |
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Author | : Karl Albert Frickhinger |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1088 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781564651150 |
There are several large reference works on fossils but nothing comparable to this specialized work. The number of entries, organization, and photograph quality make this a significant paleontologic reference... Booklist
Author | : Inkerman Rogers |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1926 |
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Author | : Judith A. Williams |
Publisher | : Enslow Elementary |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780766022676 |
How do scientists learn about dinosaurs? They ask questions! How are fossils found? What do fossils tell us about dinosaurs? Did dinosaurs come from eggs? Join a world-famous dinosaur expert as he helps you answer these questions. You will soon start asking questions of your own! Book jacket.
Author | : David Starr Jordan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : Fishes, Fossil |
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