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The Rise of Amphibians: 365 Million Years of Evolution Hardback - 2009 - 1st Edition

by Robert Carroll

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2009 Outstanding Academic Title, ChoiceHonorable Mention, Biological and Life Sciences, 2009 PROSE Awards, Professional and Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers

For nearly 100 million years, amphibians and their ancestors dominated the terrestrial and shallow water environments of the earth. Archaic animals with an amphibious way of life gave rise not only to modern frogs, salamanders, and caecilians but also to the ancestors of reptiles, birds, and mammals. In this landmark publication, one of the leading paleontologists of our time explores a pivotal moment in vertebrate evolution, the rise of amphibians.

Synthesizing findings from the rich and highly diverse fossil record of amphibians, Robert Carroll traces their origin back 365 million years, when particular species of fish traveled down an evolutionary pathway of fin modification that gave rise to legs. This period of dramatic radiation was followed by a cataclysmic extinction 250 million years ago. After a long gap, modern amphibian groups gradually emerged. Now the number of amphibian species and individuals throughout the tropical and temperate regions of the earth exceeds that of mammals.

The Rise of Amphibians is documented with more than two hundred illustrations of fossil amphibians and sixteen exquisite color plates depicting amphibians in their natural habitats throughout their long existence. The most comprehensive examination of amphibian evolution ever produced, The Rise of Amphibians is an essential resource for paleontologists, herpetologists, geologists, and evolutionary biologists.

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  • Title The Rise of Amphibians: 365 Million Years of Evolution
  • Author Robert Carroll
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 392
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Publication date 2009-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780801891403 / 080189140X
  • Weight 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.2 x 8.74 x 1.21 in (28.45 x 22.20 x 3.07 cm)
  • Category Science
  • Library of Congress subjects Amphibians - Evolution
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008024792
  • Dewey Decimal Code 597.813

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  • Choice, 12/01/2009, Page 0
  • Scitech Book News, 09/01/2009, Page 58

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Robert Carroll, professor emeritus at McGill University, was the long-time director of the Redpath Museum and chairman of the Department of Biology and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is among the world's most highly regarded experts on the evolution of amphibians and reptiles. Carroll is the author of several books, including Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution.

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