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 sites that serve as unique windows to
the earliest animal life -- including the Ediacara Hills of
Australia, the Russian taiga and tundra, the deserts of southwest
Africa, and the rugged coasts of Newfoundland. Each of these places
holds a rich fossil record that reveals how the animal form came
into existence and why some groups succeeded while others failed.
The authors describe the diversification of the Kingdom Animalia
into the familiar body plans of today: from simple animals such as
sponges to complex groups like mollusks, arthropods, echinoderms,
and chordates that appear explosively in the Cambrian.
This exquisitely illustrated book reveals the early moments of
an evolutionary process that eventually resulted in our own
species. An essential resource for paleontologists, biologists,
geologists, and teachers, The Rise of Animals is the best single
reference on one of earth's most significant events.
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