Traces the development of vertebrate animals through 400 million years describing structures, functions, habits and behavior.

Covers fish, amphibians, reptiles, dinosaurs, birds, mammals, and extinct creatures

The last decade has seen remarkable new discoveries regarding the evolution of life based on the fossil record_from new information about the earliest multi-celled animals to a ...

Provides information about turtles around the world, including side-necks, hidden necks, terrapins, and tortoises, and explores their anatomy, life-cycle, habitats, and threats ...

"Not only is a wealth of evidence presented to support the model of punctuated equilibria, but Stanley's stream of refreshing insights into classic topics of evolution, such as ...