Discovering fossil fishes
By: John G. Maisey ; illustrations by David Miller, Ivy Rutzky ; photography by Craig Chesek, Denis Finnin.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: A Henry Holt reference book
Publisher: Holt
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: Fishes, Fossil.
Description: In Discovering Fossil Fishes, John Maisey traces the evolution of fishes over the course of 500 million years, describing the discovery of their extraordinary fossil remains and explaining what these ancient animals tell us about our own place in the history of life.

Combining current scientific information with entertaining tales about historic and contemporary fieldwork, Maisey brings to life the development of armored fishes, monster sharks, and fishes with arms as he reveals the subtleties of evolution's greatest success story.

Through outstanding full-color photographs of their fossils and of fossil reconstructions by artists David Miller and Ivy Rutzky, along with informative photographs, charts, diagrams, and drawings, we discover a staggering half-billion-year history in which lies our own watery origins.
Notes: "A Peter N. Nevraumont book."
Includes index.