 | Discovering Fossil Fishes
In this text, 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
armoured 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. |