Evolution : what the fossils say and why it matters / Donald R. Prothero ; with original Illustrations by Carl Buell.
Donald R. Prothero's Evolution is an entertaining and rigorous history of the transitional forms and series found in the the fossil record. Its engaging narrative of scientific discovery and well-grounded analysis has led to the book's widespread adoption in courses that teach the nature a...
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| Language: | English |
| Published: | New York : Columbia University Press, [2017] |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Evolution : |b what the fossils say and why it matters / |c Donald R. Prothero ; with original Illustrations by Carl Buell. |
| 250 | |a Second edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Columbia University Press, |c [2017] | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (xx, 427 pages) : |b illustrations | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Evolution and the fossil record -- The nature of science -- Science and Creationism -- The fossil record -- The evolution of evolution -- Systematics and evolution -- Evolution?, the fossils say yes! -- Life's origins -- Cambrian "explosion," or slow fuse? -- Spineless wonders of evolution -- Fish tales -- Fish out of water -- Onto the land and back to the sea : the amniotes -- Dinosaurs evolve, and fly -- Mammalian explosion -- Bossies and blowholes -- The ape's reflection? -- Why does it matter? | |
| 588 | 0 | |a Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 28, 2017). | |
| 520 | |a Donald R. Prothero's Evolution is an entertaining and rigorous history of the transitional forms and series found in the the fossil record. Its engaging narrative of scientific discovery and well-grounded analysis has led to the book's widespread adoption in courses that teach the nature and value of fossil evidence. Evolution tackles flood geology, rock dating, neo-Darwinism, and macroevolution. It includes extensive coverage of the primordial soup, invertebrate transitions, the development of the backbone, the reign of the dinosaurs, and the transformation from chimpanzee to human. The book details the many "missing links," including some of the most recent discoveries, that flesh out the fossil timeline and the evolutionary process. In this second edition, Prothero describes new transitional fossils from various periods, vividly depicting such bizarre creatures as the Odontochelys, or the "turtle on the half shell," fossil snakes with legs, and the "Frogamander," a new example of amphibian transition. Prothero's discussion of intelligent-design arguments includes more historical examples and careful examination of the "experiments" and observations that are exploited by creationists seeking to undermine sound science education. With new perspectives, Prothero reframes creationism more as a case study in denialism and pseudoscience than as a field with its own intellectual dynamism. The first edition was hailed as the best book on the fossil evidence for evolution, and this second edition will be welcome in the libraries of scholars, teachers, and general readers who stand up for sound science. | ||
| 546 | |a In English. | ||
| 506 | |a Access limited to authorized users. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Evolutionary paleobiology. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Evolution (Biology) | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Paleogeography. | |
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| 700 | 1 | |a Buell, Carl Dennis, |e illustrator. | |
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