Atlas of Vertebrates
From their origins to today
- The fruit of over 15 years of overview and research based on specialized scientific literature
- A detailed family tree of vertebrates readily accessible to the general public
- 15 plates showing vertebrate evolution through 500 million years
- More than 1,300 species illustrated and listed
- Poster included
This atlas offers a wide selection of fossil vertebrates and corresponding extant representatives, tracing probable connections from their origins to the present day. Each plate of illustrations guides us progressively through the temporal changes that have engendered all existing vertebrate forms.
The evolutionary links highlighted in this book reflect an evolutionary path of over 500 million years, from the ancestor common to all vertebrates – a tiny jawless fish – to both its fossilized and living legacy today. This unique pedagogical document is essential for understanding animal evolution in general and vertebrates in particular.
Édition
2019
ISBN
978-2-606-01788-0
Format
31 x 33
Référence
935597
Nombre de pages
40
Public
Tout public
The genealogical tree of life
Fish and their emergence from water
Sharks, rays and chimeras
Diversification of bony fish
The first reptiles
The flight of reptiles
Terrestrial dinosaurs
The return of the reptiles to water
The flight of feathered dinosaurs
The diversification of reptiles
Early mammals
Elephants and sea cows
Primates
The tribe of bipedal primates
Carnivores
Ungulates and cetaceans
The main phases of extinction
Index
Addenda
Fish and their emergence from water
Sharks, rays and chimeras
Diversification of bony fish
The first reptiles
The flight of reptiles
Terrestrial dinosaurs
The return of the reptiles to water
The flight of feathered dinosaurs
The diversification of reptiles
Early mammals
Elephants and sea cows
Primates
The tribe of bipedal primates
Carnivores
Ungulates and cetaceans
The main phases of extinction
Index
Addenda
Arthur Escher (1928-2025) a sillonné la planète comme géologue durant deux décennies, de la Nouvelle-Guinée au
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