<p>Fishes that walk, fishes that breathe air, fishes that look like―and are―monsters from the deep. These and many more strange creatures swim through <i>The Rise of Fishes</i>, John A. Long’s richly illustrated tour of the past 500 million years. Long has updated his classic work with illustrations
The Rise of Amphibians: 365 Million Years of Evolution
✍ Scribed by Robert Carroll
- Publisher
- The Johns Hopkins University Press
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 390
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Subjects
Биологические дисциплины;Зоология;Герпетология;Батрахология;
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