Gaining Ground, Second Edition: The Origin and Evolution of Tetrapods (Life of the Past)
"[A] remarkable reference work, with detailed anatomical descriptions of early tetrapods and their ancestors, a discussion of the environments these creatures inhabited, a chronicle of important fossil sites and discoveries, and an expert summary of the tetrapod family tree. The text is clear... and the book is well illustrated, making it an ideal reference for students and researchers.... Highly recommended." —Choice"A wonderful tale encrypted in fossils, genes, and flesh." —Carl Zimmer, author of At the Water's Edge"This outstanding update of early tetrapod anatomy, phylogeny and systematics... will be extremely useful to students and lecturers in palaeontology, geology, zoology and general biology [and] a ‘must’ for researchers in the field." —Nature"A landmark review of some of the most important discoveries in vertebrate biology and evolution during the close of the past century." —PALAIOS