Evolution of the Vertebrates : A History of the Backboned Animals Through Time
by Colbert, Edwin H
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0471049662
- ISBN 13
- 9780471049661
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About This Item
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 1980. Third Edition Stated . Hard Back. Very Good/Fair. 6 1/2" X 9 1/4. Lunge, Pamela and Waller, M. Louise. 510 Pages Indexed. Second printing of the Third Edition. Brown boards with black spine lettering. Tight clean book with a slight spine cock and no marks, stamps or underlining. Black and white illustrations throughout. First published in 1955 this book chronicles 400 million years. Written as a general exposition rather than a compendium of data, it presents backboned animals from the perspective of time and the seperate evolution histories. In this version is a discussion of past continental relationships according to the modern theory of Plate Tectonics and the bearing of such relationships on the evolution and distribution of tetrapods. A comprehensive authoritarian reference for professionals, students and lay readers. Includes prefaces to the first two editions as well as this Third Edition. Contents in 30 Chapters plus A Classification of the Chordates, References, Key to Abbreviations, and Sources and Credits for Illustrations.
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- Title
- Evolution of the Vertebrates : A History of the Backboned Animals Through Time
- Author
- Colbert, Edwin H
- Illustrator
- Lunge, Pamela and Waller, M. Louise
- Format/Binding
- Hard Back
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition Stated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0471049662
- ISBN 13
- 9780471049661
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 6 1/2" X 9 1/4
- Keywords
- VERTEBRATES SCIENCE ZOOLOGY FOSSIL EVOLUTION PHYLOGENY SCIENCE
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