Evolution by Donald R Prothero
Over the years, paleontologists have made tremendous fossil discoveries, which includes an amazing diversity of fossil humans, suggesting we walked upright long before we acquired large brains. This work tackles subjects ranging from flood geology and rock dating to neo-Darwinism and macroevolution.
This book demonstrates the importance of paleontology to the study of evolutionPublishers Weekly A must read...Brilliant and masterfully researched. -- Greg Sweatt Fossil News Engagingly written and scientifically accurate... Highly recommended. CHOICE This is one of the best books of its kind. -- Christopher diCarlo Guelph Mercury The book is very valuable as a demonstration of the quality of the fossil record, which has improved dramatically in the past decade. -- Peter Dodson Reports of the National Center for Science Education (T)o anyone who wishes to be informed on our current knowledge about fossils and their interpretation, and for anyone who is still not so sure whom to believe, this book will straighten things out and will be an unforgettable reading experience. Zentralblatt fur Geologie und Palaontologie
Donald R. Prothero is professor of geology at Occidental College in Los Angeles and lecturer in geobiology at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. A fellow of the Geological Society of America, the Paleontological Society, and the Linnaean Society of London, Prothero is on the editorial board of Skeptic magazine and has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Science Foundation. In 1991 he received the Schuchert Award for outstanding paleontologist under the age of 40. He is the author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of 22 books and over 200 scientific papers, and his titles for Columbia University Press are From Greenhouse to Icehouse and The Eocene-Oligocene Transition.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780231139625 |
| ISBN 10 | 0231139624 |
| Title | Evolution |
| Author | Donald R Prothero |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Columbia University Press |
| Year published | 2007-11-06 |
| Number of pages | 408 |
| Prizes | Winner of PSP Award for Excellence in Earth Sciences 2007 |
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