{"product_id":"the-rise-of-fishes-500-million-years-of-evolution-2e-9780801896958","title":"The Rise of Fishes  500 Million Years of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book includes photographs of fossils from around the world as well as dramatic color illustrations depicting what those fishes may have actually looked like.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnyone wanting an overview of '500 million years of evolution' of fish and aquatic creatures really needs to read this acclaimed text. It is the work of Australian palaeontologist and curator John A. Long, who works at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles. This is a second edition incorporating research from the past 15 years. This is not a work of popular science. It is a richly illustrated technical book that will be of interest to anyone wanting to know about fish before they crawled out of the oceans and started the long journey from amphibians to mammals. Sydney Morning Herald 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword, by Philippe Janvier\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the Second Edition\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e1. Earth, Rocks, Evolution, and Fish\u003cbr\u003e2. Glorified Swimming Worms: The First Fishes\u003cbr\u003e3. Jawless Wonders\u003cbr\u003e4. Armored Fishes and Fishes with Arms\u003cbr\u003e5. Sharks and Their Cartilaginous Kin\u003cbr\u003e6. Spiny-Jawed Fishes\u003cbr\u003e7. An Epiphany of Evolution\u003cbr\u003e8. Primitive Ray-Finned Fishes\u003cbr\u003e9. Teleosteans, the Champions\u003cbr\u003e10. The Ghost Fish and Other Primeval Predators\u003cbr\u003e11. Strangers in the Bite: Dipnomorphans\u003cbr\u003e12. Big Teeth, Strong Fins\u003cbr\u003e13. The Greatest Step in Evolution\u003cbr\u003eA Classification of Fishes\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737349108055,"sku":"9780801896958","price":51.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801896958.jpg?v=1723811144","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-rise-of-fishes-500-million-years-of-evolution-2e-9780801896958","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}