{"product_id":"the-rise-of-amphibians-robert-carroll-9780801891403","title":"The Rise of Amphibians: 365 Million Years of Evolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e2009 Outstanding Academic Title, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003eHonorable Mention, Biological and Life Sciences, 2009 PROSE Awards, Professional and Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nearly 100 million years, amphibians and their ancestors dominated the terrestrial and shallow water environments of the earth. Archaic animals with an amphibious way of life gave rise not only to modern frogs, salamanders, and caecilians but also to the ancestors of reptiles, birds, and mammals. In this landmark publication, one of the leading paleontologists of our time explores a pivotal moment in vertebrate evolution, the rise of amphibians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSynthesizing findings from the rich and highly diverse fossil record of amphibians, Robert Carroll traces their origin back 365 million years, when particular species of fish traveled down an evolutionary pathway of fin modification that gave rise to legs. This period of dramatic radiation was followed by a cataclysmic extinction 250 million years ago. After a long gap, modern amphibian groups gradually emerged. Now the number of amphibian species and individuals throughout the tropical and temperate regions of the earth exceeds that of mammals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Amphibians\u003c\/i\u003e is documented with more than two hundred illustrations of fossil amphibians and sixteen exquisite color plates depicting amphibians in their natural habitats throughout their long existence. The most comprehensive examination of amphibian evolution ever produced, \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Amphibians\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for paleontologists, herpetologists, geologists, and evolutionary biologists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Carroll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080189140X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801891403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 8.74w x 1.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2009 pg. 58","brand":"Robert Carroll","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46431316410623,"sku":"9780801891403","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f89f760c-dad9-4d93-bbd0-a241ce908b0a.jpg?v=1735140959","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rise-of-amphibians-robert-carroll-9780801891403","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}