The rise of fishes : 500 million years of evolution
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
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Nyack Library - Adult Nonfiction
597.138 LON
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Published
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiv, 287 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-280) and index.
Description
"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.
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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."--Pub. desc.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Long, J. A. (2010). The rise of fishes: 500 million years of evolution (2nd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Long, John A., 1957-. 2010. The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Long, John A., 1957-. The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Long, John A. The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution 2nd ed., Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
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