Fossil salamanders of North America
By: J. Alan Holman.
Series: Life of the past
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Salamanders, Fossil -- North America; Paleontology -- North America
Description: "Call them "mudpuppies," "hellbenders," or "mud eels," salamanders are puzzling animals to most people. They come in forms that look like flattened fish with legs, like eels, like slimy lizards, or like lizards with toad-like skins. Their life history imitates the ancient evolutionary transition from aquatic to terrestrial vertebrates, though several groups remain permanently aquatic. Until now, no one has written about their ancient ancestors."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.