Fossils: The Evolution and Extinction of Species

Fossils are a window into time, revealing unexpected insights into the evolution of the staggering variety of forms that life has taken on our planet. This fascinating exploration of fossils overturns the traditional view as a slow and inevitable process and shows that lifeforms generally do not evolve to any significant degree until after massive extinction. This rhythm of life - stability punctuated by bursts of change - is revealed by the fossilized remains of the earth's ancient flora and fauna. Author Niles Eldredge, Curator of the Department of Invertebrates at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, has for twenty-five years been in the scientific forefront, forging a synthesis between this modern understanding of the fossil record and classical evolutionary theory. As one of the leading paleontologists of our day, his work is based on two of Darwin's great underlying insights: the biological kinship of all organisms and their modification through natural selection. Murray Alcosser, one of America's most distinguished still-life photographers, augments Eldredge''s text by providing 160 luminous colorplates illustrating more than 250 different fossil specimens.
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Author/Artist:Eldredge, Niles|Well-illustrated
Binding: Hardcover
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