The Rise of Animals: Evolution and Diversification of the Kingdom Animalia

by Mikhail A. Fedonkin, James G. Gehling, Kathleen Grey

Book Overview

Winner, 2009 Victorian Premier's Literary Prize for Science Writing

Among the major events in evolutionary history, few rival in importance the appearance of animals. The Rise of Animals--a significant reference providing a comprehensive synthesis of the early radiation of the animal kingdom--fully captures this moment in geologic time.

Five of the world's leading paleontologists take us on a journey to the most important fossil...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801886791
• ISBN13: 9780801886799
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 3.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.4" x 11.7"